Fannie Freddie Reform

30-Year Mortgages Could Disappear If Fannie, Freddie Are Shutdown

nytimes.com | BINYAMIN APPELBAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan, the steady favorite of American borrowers since the 1950s, could become a luxury product, housing experts on bot...

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Geithner Wants Fannie, Freddie Reform Bill In 2 Years

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is telling Congress that the Obama administration wants Congress to approve legislation overhau...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Fannie, Freddie Narrow Losses, But Want More Government Aid

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the troubled mortgage giants taken over by the federal government, reported improved earnings last quarter as ...

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Freddie Mac Posts A Loss Of Nearly $2 Billion

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Government-controlled mortgage buyer Freddie Mac managed a narrower loss of $1.7 billion for the October-December quarter of last y...

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Fannie, Freddie Taxpayer Tab Could Hit $169 Billion By Next year

Bloomberg | Lorraine Woellert | Posted 05.25.2011

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Taxpayer aid to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will reach $224 billion by the end of 2012, of which $55 billion will be returned in dividends to the U.S. ...

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Fannie, Freddie May Forgive Mortgage Debt For Some Borrowers: Reuters

James Pethokoukis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Main Street may be about to get its own gigantic bailout. Rumors are running wild from Washington to Wall Street that the Obama administration is abou...

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Hank Paulson: Fannie, Freddie Should Become Like 'Public Utilities'

Hank Paulson | Henry Paulson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should not be allowed to revert to their old form, crowding out private competition and putting taxpayers on the hook for f...

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What Should Be Done With Fannie And Freddie?

AP | ALAN ZIBEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The call from business for less government has a notable exception: the mortgage market. The Obama administration invited banking ...

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