1.0 link 124456 <![CDATA[Fannie and Freddie Bail-Out: How We Got Here and The Plan To Get Us Out]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hale-stewart/fannie-and-freddie-bail-o_b_124456.html The Housing Crisis has claimed its two largest victims: Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Plans have been announced to place these institutions into conservatorship (I'll get to that in a minute). What follows is

1.) A brief explanation of what Fannie and Freddie do and why they are so important

2.) Why they are in trouble, and

3.) And overview of the government's plan.

This will be a long article, so get ready to sit awhile.

A Brief Explanation of Fannie and Freddie

So, what...

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