September 8, 2008 - Fannie and Freddie were mortgage brokers,
Lordy oh how they could lend,
Just as true as true as whoever Trig's birth mother is,
Just as true as those Alaskan stars above,
They're being bailed out by the government
Cuz they were doin' us wrong...
Filed under: Freddie Mac,
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subprime mortgage,
subprime loan crisis,
subprime mortage crisis,
subprime foreclosure,
subprime scandal
July 17, 2008 - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has testified before Congress for a second day Wednesday, and unshockingly, his economic outlook wasn...
Filed under: IndyMac,
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banking crisis,
savings and loan crisis,
recession,
economic slowdown,
subprime mortgage crisis,
bank failures,
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Fanny Mae,
Bush Freddie Mac,
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Countrywide Financial,
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The Great Depression banks,
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July 14, 2008 - With news that the U.S. Treasury is getting the go-ahead to use billions of federal dollars to guarantee the debts held by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, many Americans can't help but wonder, "What's so damn spec...
Filed under: Freddie Mac,
Fannie Mae,
Fanny Mae,
Freddie Mac Fannie Mae,
Bush Freddie Mac,
Bush Fannie Mae,
Freddy Mac,
Freddie Mac bailout,
Fannie Mae bailout,
subprime loans,
subprime mortgage,
subprime loan crisis,
subprime mortage crisis,
subprime foreclosure,
subprime scandal,
Countrywide Financial,
subprime mortage Countrywide Financial,
House Financial Services Committee,
Barney Frank,
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Barney Frank Freddie Mac,
George Bush Freddie Mac,
George Bush Fannie Mae,
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subprime Bear Stearns