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FHA: Federal Housing Authority Low On Cash, High On Leverage

wsj.com | Posted 11.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Freddie Mac, Treasury Department, Fha, Fannie Mae, Economy, Federal Housing Authority, Real Estate, Leverage, Capital Cushions, Uncle Sam, Subrpime, Business News

The Treasury has announced new "capital cushion" requirements for financial institutions to reduce excessive risk and prevent taxpayer bailouts. Seems...

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Government Faces Tough Decisions About How To Stabilize Mortgage Market

washingtonpost.com | Zachary A. Goldfarb and Dina ElBoghdady | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Finance, Fha, Freddie Mac, Banks, Mortgages, The Fed, Fannie Mae, Federal Housing Authority, Lending, Housing Crisis, Economy, Refinancing, Business News

Only one lender of consequence remains: the federal government, which undertook one of its earliest and most dramatic rescues of the financial crisis ...

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