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The White House and Your House: Policy Inertia and Organizational Resistance in the On-going Crisis of American Housing

David Coates | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Fhfa, Foreclosures, Bank Settlement, Fha, Freddie Mac, Hud, House Prices, Fannie Mae, Principal Write-Down, Housing Crisis, Gses, Mortgage Crisis, Business News
David Coates

In 2008-9, major banks in trouble were bailed out by American homeowners as taxpayers; but in 2012 American homeowners in trouble are not being bailed out by those same banks to anything like the same degree.

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Republican Truth and Real Truth: GSEs and the Housing Bubble

David Coates | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Robert Kuttner, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Fannie Mae, Joe Nocera, Newt Gingrich, Gses, Mark Zandi, Freddie Mac, Community Reinvestment Act, Countrywide Financial, Republican Presidential Primary, Housing Bubble, Rick Sanorum, Morgenson-Rosner, Wallison, Politics News
David Coates

The main rewrite now underway in their twice-weekly televised clashes is a rewrite on housing finance.

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Gingrich Firm Promotes Health Care Plan With Individual Mandate

Mother Jones | David Corn | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Iowa, Gop 2012, Elections 2012, Individual Mandate, 2012 Republican Primary, Gses, Newt-Gingrich, Video, Newt Gingrich 2012, Obamacare, Republican Presidential Primary, Callista Gingrich, Newt Gingrich, Gop 2012 Presidential Candidates, Romneycare, Politics News

In CNN's Republican presidential debate last month, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney tangled after the former Massachusetts governor declared that the id...

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Zach Carter

Newt Gingrich Long Advocated Home Ownership Push Prior To A Reported Freddie Mac $1 Million Payday

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Republican Presidential Candidate, Housing, Clinton, Lobbying, Fannie Mae, Gses, Affordable Housing, Gingrich, Politics, Video, Freddie Mac, Arne Christenson, Newt Gingrich 2012, Gingrich Freddie Mac, Subprime, Newt Gingrich, Newt Gingrich Freddie Mac, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich has been one of the most influential conservative voices advocating the use of home owne...

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Newt Gingrich Reportedly Received At Least $1.6 Million From Freddie Mac

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Iowa, Gop 2012, Elections 2012, 2012 Republican Primary, Gses, Newt-Gingrich, Video, Newt Gingrich 2012, Freddie Mac, Republican Presidential Primary, Extramarital Affair, Callista Gingrich, Newt Gingrich, Gop 2012 Presidential Candidates, Politics News

In recent months, GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has strongly criticized Freddie Mac and sister company Fannie Mae, as well as Democrats in ...

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Jon Ward

Gingrich Denies Freddie Mac Accusations, Says "Random Strange Person" Attacking His Marriage

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Iowa, Video, Freddie Mac, Newt Gingrich 2012, Gop 2012, Elections 2012, Republican Presidential Primary, Extramarital Affair, 2012 Republican Primary, Callista Gingrich, Gses, Gop 2012 Presidential Candidates, Newt Gingrich, Politics News

MASON CITY, IOWA -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Tuesday denied reports that his $300,000 contract with Freddie Mac in 2006 was ...

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Is There a New Bipartisan Consensus on Housing Support?

Barry Zigas | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Fannie Mae, Congress, Freddie Mac, House Financial Services Committee, Gses, Politics News
Barry Zigas

After two years of intensely partisan and polarizing positioning around the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two bi-partisan proposals have created a new front that could signal a more hopeful future for the debate.

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Mortgage Groups Push Senate Leaders to Extend Loan Limits

Chris Birk | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Veterans Affairs, Loan Limits, Fannie Mae, VA Loans, Freddie Mac, Gses, Conforming Loan Limits, FHA Loans, Business News
Chris Birk

Mortgage and real estate trade groups are pressing Senate leaders to take action on a bill that would extend the maximum mortgage loan limits through ...

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Fannie Mae Posts Huge Loss, Requests Billions In Fed Aid

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, Mortgages, Fannie Mae Bailout, Foreclosure Crisis, Freddie Mac, Home Prices, Fannie Mae, Gses, Fannie Mae Loss, Government-Sponsored-Entities, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Mortgage buyer Fannie Mae reported a loss of $8.7 billion for the January-March quarter, and asked for an additional $8.5 billion in fed...

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Geithner Wants Fannie, Freddie Reform Bill In 2 Years

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mortgages, Geithner Fannie Freddie, Fannie Freddie Reform, Foreclosure Crisis, Freddie Mac, Housing, Tim Geithner, Fannie Mae, Gses, Business News

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

Read More: Foreclosures, Mortgages, Foreclosure Crisis, Fannie Freddie Reform, Freddie Mac, Fannie Freddie Losses, Fannie Mae, Gses, Government-Sponsored-Entities, Business News

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

Read More: Mortgages, Foreclosure Crisis, Mortgage Lenders, Fannie Freddie Reform, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Q4 Loss, Gses, Government-Sponsored-Entities, Business News

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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Let's Not Lose Sight of Affordable Housing Goals When Reforming Housing Finance

Dory Rand | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Gses, Financial Reform, Affordable Housing, Government-Sponsored-Entities, Business News
Dory Rand

Debate is brewing about what shape our housing finance system should take in the years to come. But we need to ensure that the system that emerges meets the needs of low-wealth people.

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Shahien Nasiripour

Obama Calls For End To Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama-Freddie-Mac, The Financial Fix, Obama Housing, Gse-Reform, Fannie Mae, Housing Finance, Gse, Gses, Housing Crisis, Housing Reform, Freddie Mac, Obama-Fannie-Mae, Government-Sponsored-Entities, Business News

NEW YORK -- The Obama administration outlined three options Friday to change the way home loans are financed, calling for the slow death of mortgage g...

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Zach Carter

Liberal Think Tank Parrots Bank Lobby

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Housing Market, No Way to Live, Lobbying, Financial Reform, Fannie Mae, Obama, Dylan Ratigan, Affordable Housing, Mortgage Crisis, Gses, Center for American Progress, Mortgage Bankers Association, Mortgages, Wall Street Reform, Freddie Mac, Tbtf, Wall Street, Bank Lobby, Joshua Rosner, Banks, Treasury, Mba, Too Big to Fail, Mortgage Finance, Mortgage Interest Deduction, Cap, Business News

The following is produced in partnership with The Dylan Ratigan Show's weeklong "No Way To Live" series on the financial crisis and its impact on ordi...

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

Hank Paulson | Henry Paulson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mortgages, Housing Market, Fannie Freddie Reform, Hank Paulson, Freddie Mac, Fha, Mortgage Securitization, Henry Paulson, Fannie Mae, Paulson Fannie Freddie, Gses, Business News

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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Sensible Reforms Needed to Shield Housing Finance from Wall Street's Malfeasance

John Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Community Reinvestment Act, Cra, Ncrc, Freddie Mac, Housing, Homeownership, Private Mortgage Insurance, Fannie Mae, PMI Mortgage Insurance, John Taylor, Gses, Politics News
John Taylor

If the Obama Administration is serious about protecting the average American, then Fannie and Freddie must have a public role in the financial markets. Don't throw out the baby with the bath water.

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Goldman Shareholder Suits: Bank Is Facing More Claims, Disclosures Show

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs SEC Suit, Goldman Sachs, Gses, Goldman Sachs Shareholder Suits, Goldman Shareholders, Business News

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From A Previous GSE Critic: Return Fannie & Freddie To Public/Private Status

John Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae, Subprime Mortgages, Freddie Mac, Gses, Affordable Housing, Homeownership, Business News
John Taylor

In the 1990s, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition took a position that very few groups dared to take. We criticized Fannie Mae and Freddie M...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Former Top Fannie Mae Execs Grilled On Compensation, Lobbying Of Congress (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Financial Fix, Housing, Regulatory Reform, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Financial Reform, Wall Street Reform, Compensation, Fcic, Fannie Mae, Gses, Financial Crisis, Video, Business News

Scroll down for video The panel created by Congress to investigate the roots of the financial crisis grilled former top officials at Fannie Mae on Fr...

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George Soros: Fannie, Freddie Shouldn't Finance Mortgages, Bond Market Should Lend Directly To Homeowners

GEORGE SOROS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Housing Administration, Mortgages, Fha, George Soros, Freddie Mac, Mortgage Crisis, Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout, Fannie Mae, Gses, Government-Sponsored-Entities, Business News

With the private sector largely incapacitated, the GSEs and FHA became virtually the only source of mortgage financing. This is a paradoxical situatio...

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GSEs On Deck

Barry Zigas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fannie Mae, Timothy Geithner, Scott Garrett, Freddie Mac, Gses, Barney Frank, Business News
Barry Zigas

When the House Financial Services Comm. begins the next round of congressional action on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, listen carefully to what Secretary Geithner says, and does not say.

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Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Must Marry, Shrink and Change

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insuring Mortgages, Hud, Affordable Housing, Bill Seidman, Tainted Assets, Foreclosed Real Estate, Mortgage Bonds, Obama Administration, Low and Moderate Income, Real Estate, Sen. John MacCain, Federal Housing Administration, Loans, Multifamily Loans, GSE Amendment, Rtc, Higher Loan Amounts, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Business News, Treasury, Resolution Trust Corporation, Home Loans, One to Four Family Loans, Fha, Sen. Richard Shelby, Government Bailout, Five or More Family Loans, Apartment Financing, FDIC. President George H.W. Bush, Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Mortgage Corporation, Guarantying Mortgages, Fannie Mae, Congress, Democrats, Gses, Single Family Loans, Freddie Mac, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Guarantying Bonds, Rental Apartment Loans, Lending Programs, Sen. Judd Gregg, Economic Recovery, Republicans, Scrutinizing Mortgages, Politics News
Jerry Chautin

But the time is right to merge Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and form three separate companies. That is the best way to lead the GSEs out of federal conservatorship and repay the taxpayers.

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Obama Admin Too Busy To Deal With Fannie, Freddie, Says Assistant Treasury Secretary

washingtonpost.com | Zachary A. Goldfarb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Treasury Department, Freddie Mac, Mortgage Crisis, Financial Crisis, Obama Administration, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout, Gses, Freddie Mac Takeover, Michael Barr, Government-Sponsored-Entities, Fannie Mae Takeover, Business News

The Washington Post reports that according to Michael Barr, the assistant Treasury secretary for financial institutions, the Treasury Department has b...

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Fannie, Freddie Execs' Multi-Million Dollar Salaries REVEALED

AP | ALAN ZIBEL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: CEO Pay, Freddie Mac, Fannie Freddie Executives, Fannie, Freddie, Ed Haldeman, Fannie Mae, Pay Czar, Gses, Kenneth Feinberg, Government-Sponsored-Entities, Michael Williams, Business News

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators plan to disclose Thursday that the top executives of government-controlled mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae...

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