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...As a Fannie Mae report noted: “Residents of these communities were willing to go to great lengths to secure their futures.”...
...It was the latest in a series of deals to support top-end commercial property developments by Freddie Mac and its counterpart Fannie Mae, the twin pillars of US mortgage finance....
...It was meant to be a safe bet as most of its assets were residential mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac....
...Most troublesome was Perry’s emphasis on the role Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac played in inflating the bubble of the 2000s....
...Private-label mortgage securitisations are where home loans are packaged into bonds that are sold to big investors without the backing of government-guaranteed mortgage giants, such as Fannie Mae or Freddie...
...So now you ask yourself why was it the American political system allowed the GSEs [Government-Sponsored Enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac)] to operate without capital, the investment banks to operate...
...Mr Bielat, who has been endorsed by the Tea Party movement, hammers away at Mr Frank’s role in having pushed for higher mortgage lending to “people who couldn’t afford it” through Fannie Mae and Freddie...
...Related links: Fannie and Freddie’s uncertain future – FT Alphaville Fannie Mae still bleeding money – FT Alphaville Freddie, Fannie doing just fine, thank you very much – FT Alphaville...
...In addition, auctions and settlements of the recent series of credit events, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Lehman Brothers, have proceeded smoothly....
...When Mr Paulson indicated that there would be no repeat of the intervention that helped JPMorgan Chase’s acquisition of Bear Stearns and enabled the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the...
...Take-Two publishes the blockbuster video game series Grand Theft Auto. Electronic Arts fell 5.2 per cent to $47.14 on speculation it would raise its bid. Takeover talks also boosted Getty Images....
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