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An Inherent Flaw With Capitalism2 comments

livininsanity wrote 12 hours ago: The cover of today’s Barron’s read “BUY BANKS” in big bold letters. I … more »

Tags: capitalism, Banks, US Government, Freddie Mac

Fannie and Freddie Should Go

johndthornton wrote 13 hours ago: Holman Jenkins wrote an excellent editorial for the Wall Street Journal last week, arguing that the … more »

Tags: Economics/Business, Politics, Freddie Mac

Cover Your Fannie

anemi wrote 15 hours ago: THE MORTGAGE CRISIS - FOLLOW THE MONEY Looking really brilliant in this picture, U.S. Treasury Secr … more »

Tags: Humor, Funny, Anemi, Yahoo, propeller, Gay, YouTube, Google, videos

Swan Song for Fanny Mae -- Eulogy For The "Ownership Society"

kandylini wrote 21 hours ago: Source: Mike Whitney, CounterPunch. The Fed’s emergency rescue plan for the financial markets … more »

Tags: Economy, Politics, Freddie Mac, ownership society, Subprime Mortgages

Fannie and Freddie achieved their goal

disinter wrote 1 day ago: Peter Schiff writes: In theory, Fannie and Freddie were originally created to help provide affordabl … more »

Tags: corruption, federal reserve, Socialism, Banking, Freddie Mac, Monetary Policy, peter schiff, Real Estate

Freddie considering big stock sale1 comment

Colin Barr wrote 1 day ago: Taxpayers aren’t the only ones eager to avoid a bailout of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (F … more »

Tags: capital raising, Freddie Mac, Capital, Fannie, Freddie

Fannie Mae Sets Limite to Help Avoid "Buy And Burn"

lcartolano wrote 2 days ago: What is “Buy and Burn”? In areas where there tends to be subdivisions of newer construct … more »

Tags: Real Estate, Bay Area Real Estate, Bay Area Real Estate Agent, Foreclosures, Lisa Cartolano, Oakland Real Estate

Conservative Hypocrisy: Fannie, Freddie, And Faux-Free-Markets1 comment

SuperJesus wrote 2 days ago: Gore Vidal once observed that “what we have in America is socialism for the rich and capitalis … more »

Tags: Politics, bush, Conservative, Finance, Freddie Mac, housing, Liberal, Liberal Scum, obama

Financial Collapse Edges Closer

sakerfa wrote 2 days ago: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two huge US home-loan institutions, began what appears to be a … more »

Tags: Economy, Politics/Elect/Corrupt, Bear Stearns, death spiral, Financial collapse, Freddie Mac, home loan, martin hutchinson, meltdown

A Bailout By Any Other Name

lobotero wrote 3 days ago: For the second time in four months, the US government has intervened to rescue major financial firms … more »

Tags: Domestic Policy, issues, News, Bailout, Freddie Mac, taxpayers, treasury dept

Oops, cats out of the bag - Swiss Re & Munich Re holding chunk of Freddie/Fannie

nowdoucit wrote 3 days ago: Raise your hand if you’re surprised! I caught wind of the official announcement on our link to … more »

Tags: Insurance, Nowdoucit, reinsurance, Freddie Mac, Munich Re, Swiss Re

Fannie and Freddie should be privatized and liquidated, WSJ Op-Ed

Stephen wrote 3 days ago: Holman Jenkin, Jr writes with the WSJ, “With Fannie and Freddie on the ropes politically, let … more »

Tags: Freddie Mac, GSEs

Pick ME for CEO of Freddie Mac

johndthornton wrote 3 days ago: Good ol’ Barney Frank.  There he was today in all his sartorial splendor, honking away about … more »

Tags: Economics/Business, Barney Frank, CEO pay, Freddie Mac

The Bigger They Are...

bcsbusters wrote 3 days ago: Marine, originally uploaded by Jarhead128. Change the political environment. Recruit more DC Downsi … more »

Tags: College Football, BCS Controversy, gold and silver, Wall Street, Freddie Mac, IndyMac, stock watch, ron paul revolution, The Constitution

St. Louis Beacon - Who are Fannie and Freddie and Why Are They Spooking Our Economy?

elsnerk wrote 3 days ago: Originally published by The St. Louis Beacon on Tuesday, July 15, 2008: By Paul Povse, Special to th … more »

Tags: st. louis beacon, KETC, News, Freddie Mac, SLU, Robert Cropf, Paul Povse

Fannie and Freddie

wilks wrote 3 days ago: Reading the coverage about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a recent comment by a senior HSBC economist, … more »

Tags: World Events, Freddie Mac, central bankers, HSBC

Fannie, Freddie Spent $200 Million To Buy Influence

chrisy58 wrote 3 days ago: Published on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 by Politico.com Fannie, Freddie Spent $200 Million To Buy Inf … more »

Tags: Political Issues, Politico.com, Freddie Mac, lisa lerer, lobbists

New Plan for Freddie / Fannie

maria wrote 3 days ago: found this fantastic video by reading this post in Noah Rosenblatt’s Urban Diggs blog (great b … more »

Tags: General Real Estate, Mortgages, tough real estate market, credit crunch, Freddie Mac, liquidity crisis, mortgage, Real Estate

Trend Alert - Economic 911 - CODE RED

sakerfa wrote 3 days ago: In 2008, Americans will wake up to the worst economic times that anyone alive has ever seen. And the … more »

Tags: Politics/Elect/Corrupt, Economy, nwo, Economic, Freddie Mac, Code Red, trend alert, Panic, collapsing