Franklin Raines

Regulator Defends Millions In Fannie, Freddie Legal Fees

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Edward Demarco, Fannie Freddie Legal Fees, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Franklin Raines, House Financial Services Committee, Business News

WASHINGTON — The federal regulator overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stood by his approval of millions of taxpayer dollars for legal fees de...

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Mortgage Giants Leave Legal Bills To The Taxpayers

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Freddie Mac, Leanna Spencer, Freddie Mac Bailout, Franklin Raines, Mortgages, Mortgage Crisis, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout, Timothy Howard, Financial Bailout, Fannie Mae Legal Bills, Mortgage Bailout, Fannie Mae Bailout, Business News

Since the government took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taxpayers have spent more than $160 million defending the mortgage finance companies and th...

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Countrywide VIP Gave Fannie Mae "Sweetheart Deals"

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mortgages, Freddie Mac, Subprime Mortgages, Countrywide VIP Program, Jim Johnson, Franklin Raines, Countrywide Financial, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, VIP Mortgages, Daniel Mudd, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout, Jamie Gorelick, Mortgage Discounts, Housing Crisis, Business News

WASHINGTON — The former Countrywide Financial Corp. gave preferential loans to more than three dozen employees of Fannie Mae while the two giant...

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Financial Crisis Financiers: Where Are They Now? (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joseph Cassano, John Thain, Kerry Killinger, Franklin Raines, Slidepoll, Aig, Christopher Cox, Fannie Mae, Angelo Mozilo, Where Are They Now, Stan O'Neal, Sandy Weil, Merrill Lynch, Financial Crisis, Henry Paulson, Jimmy Cayne, Business News

UPDATE: AIG's Joseph Cassano is BACK in U.S. soil. Check out info on his "surprisingly modest" home here. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Well...

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NYT: Government Pays Legal Bills For Executives That Defrauded The Government

New York Times | GRETCHEN MORGENSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Freddie Mac, Bailout, Fannie Takeover, Legal Defense Bills, Leanne Spencer, Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout, Franklin Raines, Business, Fannie Mae, Politics News

As a result of the Fannie takeover, taxpayers are paying millions of dollars in legal defense bills for three top former executives, including Frankli...

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The Worst CEOs Ever

businessinsider.com | Kamelia Angelova|Jun. 5, 2009, 3:15 PM|21 | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ken Lay, Ceos, Franklin Raines, Worst CEOs List, Ed Zander, Gary Pruitt, Worst CEOs, Business News

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Jason Linkins

So-Called Experts: How To Read Yourself Out Of Economic Misery

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Washington Post, Mark Cuban, Franklin Raines, Politics News

Here's something that I missed with the unfolding Sarah Palin fiasco belching its syrupy goodness all over the internet. In yesterday's Washington Po...

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