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Freddie considering big stock sale
Taxpayers aren’t the only ones eager to avoid a bailout of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE). Freddie, the smaller of the two government-sponsored mortgage companies, is considering selling… more »
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An Inherent Flaw With Capitalism
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livininsanity wrote 12 hours ago: The cover of today’s Barron’s read “BUY BANKS” in big bold letters. I … more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Freddie considering big stock sale
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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 »
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 »
Conservative Hypocrisy: Fannie, Freddie, And Faux-Free-Markets
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SuperJesus wrote 2 days ago: Gore Vidal once observed that “what we have in America is socialism for the rich and capitalis … more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
The Bigger They Are...
bcsbusters wrote 3 days ago: Marine, originally uploaded by Jarhead128. Change the political environment. Recruit more DC Downsi … more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
