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The Motley Fool
May 7, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Amid Losses, Fannie Mae Takes on More Risk A deteriorating balance sheet, combined with dramatically increased risk exposure, could spell disaster for Fannie Mae.   |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Freddie Gets a Boost Freddie Mac's stock soars on news of capital raising. |
The Motley Fool
September 4, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Fannie and Freddie: 1 Year Later A look at the first shots fired in the financial meltdown, and where we go from here. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2004
Bill Mann |
Fannie Mae's Institutional Arrogance Pity that Fannie's management decided to test the limits of an implied Federal guarantee. Even if the government did step in and back Fannie and Freddie paper, there's not a chance that it'd back the equity. |
BusinessWeek
September 11, 2008 |
Virtuous Circle A look at the possible positive effects that a government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have on the economy. |
The Motley Fool
November 20, 2007
Seth Jayson |
The Funk at Freddie In its earnings report Freddie Mac announces $3.6 billion in mark-to-market losses, another $1.2 billion in credit loss provisions; the company is also considering halving its dividend. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
The Financial System Is Cracking Banking news: Things got worse in the credit crisis this week as the market speculated that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could need a government bailout. |
U.S. Banker
June 2008
Joseph Rosta |
The Two-Step: As Reform Ebbs, Congress Doles Out More Rope Government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are being given new powers by Congress in an effort to reinvigorate the jumbo-loan market. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Fannie and Freddie's Winners and Losers What does the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mean for investors? Who are the winners? Who are the losers? These questions are discussed in this video. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Fannie Flunks Again A suspicious looking accounting change may cause everyone to pay for Fannie Mae's bad behavior, if it leads to a green light for the housing bailout plan proposed by Fed Chair Ben Bernanke. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Too Big to Fail -- or File Mortgage guaranty giant Fannie Mae avoids delisting despite failing to file financials. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2003
Bill Mann |
How to Save $15 Billion The Federal Reserve calls the $15 billion in subsidies to Fannie and Freddie "unnecessary." |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Freddie Shareholders: There's Nothing Left A Barrons article highlighted the truth: There's literally nothing left for common shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, particularly regarding Freddie. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Holding Strong at Bank of America You can look -- the quarter really wasn't that bad. Honest. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Freddie Mac Is No Investment If you own Freddie Mac shares, the problem is that no one knows what their ultimate losses will be. And that's just one source of significant uncertainty surrounding Freddie and its big sister, Fannie Mae. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Why Fannie and Freddie Were Doomed After a stunning week in which the government-sponsored enterprises saw nearly half their stock market value erased, the Treasury and the Federal Reserve announced three measures to reassure the market. But how did we get into this mess in the first place? |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2009
Morgan "Foreclosed" Housel |
World's Scariest Stocks: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac still give off the impression of being capitalistic, shareholder-owned companies. There's not. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Will Fannie and Freddie Go to Zero? An activist investor has proposed a plan to save Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from a complete demise, but it's anything but good news for shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2004 |
Seeing Nothin' But Fannie Fannie Mae's earnings doubled amid a housing boom. Surprised? Don't be. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2004
Bill Mann |
What Does Fannie Mae Do? Fannie Mae's charter calls on it to ensure that the mortgage market is awash in enough cash so that Americans face minimal problems in their dream of owning a home. But how? And why are its accounting problems such a big deal? |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Paulson's New Plan: A Cheap Mortgage for Every Home A new rescue plan for the economy would use nationalized mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to lower the 30-year fixed mortgage rate down as far as 4.5%, over a full point lower than the current level. |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
One Year Later: The Big Risk We're Still Facing This fundamental risk is larger than ever. Banks that are "too big to fail" benefit from an implicit taxpayer subsidy since their funding costs do not adequately reflect the risk of failure. |
The Motley Fool
June 4, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
Did Fannie and Freddie Really Cause the Housing Bubble? New information raises some questions about the widespread belief that the government-sponsored entities were the primary cause of the housing bubble. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2005
Bill Mann |
Fannie's Sweater Has a Loose Thread Guess what? The regulator's back at the door, and he's got more questions for Fannie Mae. |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
Why Are These 4 Stocks Exploding? A handful of seriously distressed stocks have made up a major chunk of all NYSE trading volume this week. |
The Motley Fool
February 29, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
A Wild Week for Fannie and Freddie Analyst downgrades. Worse-than-expected earnings. The lifting of federal loan limits. Put it all together, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have experienced one of the most tumultuous weeks in their history. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2005
Bill Mann |
Putting Blame Where It Is Due Shorts don't take down companies -- crooked and incompetent executives do. Similarly, those homebuilders who are seeking to put more control on Fannie Mae are not the cause of its problems. They're a result of its actions. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2009
Morgan Housel |
The Air Comes out of Financial Stocks Geez ... it was about time. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Kiss the Global Financial System Goodbye? China is by far the largest foreign investor in U.S. long-term agency debt. These days, the Chinese are fretting over Fannie and Freddie. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
The Daily Walk of Shame: Fannie and Freddie Why in the world are people still buying these stocks? |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2009
Bleeker & Williamson |
Who's More to Blame: The SEC or Fannie and Freddie? March Madness series: Which government-ish entity do you choose? The SEC has more than enough complicity in this mess, but Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were set up to fail from the start. |
U.S. Banker
October 2009
Barbara A. Rehm |
What if More Women Ran Banks? Many of the women being honored in this issue say female CEOs would have had more diverse management teams that would have reined in the institution long before losses began piling up like leaves in the woods on a windy fall day. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Fannie Awaits the Wrecking Ball Mortgage guaranty company Fannie Mae is set for demolition after the Fed's recent moves. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Fannie and Freddie Are Dead. What's Next? Housing, sans Uncle Sam. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Bank Bloopers Banking news: Bank stocks have had another awful week. Several banks are at or near their 52-week lows. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
How Do We Fix Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Rep. Paul Kanjorski says it won't be a quick solution to create a safer financial system. |
The Motley Fool
July 23, 2008
Morgan Housel |
The Freddie-Fannie Saga Continues The good news is that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are still alive and kicking. The bad news, and there's quite a bit of it, is that their story is far from over. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Fannie, Freddie: "Keep the House!" Are taxpayers subsidizing deadbeat homeowners? |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2005
Nick Baker |
Fannie and Freddie Face New Rules The mortgage giants may get a tougher regulator, but Bush and Greenspan want more. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Tuesday's Terrible Financial Stocks These past two days were the worst days financial stocks have seen in recent memory. Take a look at the biggest losers: Fannie Mae... Freddie Mac... MF Global... Corus Bankshares... Central Pacific Financial... |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Freddie and Fannie Free-Fall There may be no choice but to bail out the behemoth mortgage lenders. |
InternetNews
September 9, 2008
Paul Shread |
Stock Gains Evaporate The market's enthusiasm over the rescue of Fannie and Freddie lasted all of a day, but TI could give technology investors a boost on Wednesday. |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Who Will Buy Lehman? The investment bank's days of independence are numbered. |
BusinessWeek
January 27, 2011
Clea Benson |
Fannie and Freddie's Big Foreclosure Backlog They have more homes than they can sell -- and as the backlog builds, the housing market could suffer |
CFO
October 1, 2008
Stephen Taub |
Can Ex-CFOs Save Freddie & Fannie? Freddie's new Boss, Herbert Allison, once headed finance for Merrill Lynch before becoming CEO of TIAA-CREF. Fannie pins its hopes on David Moffett, former U.S. Bancorp CFO. |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Financial Stocks on the Move There's been no shortage of carnage in the financial industry. Here are some of this week's worst-performing financial stocks and a few tidbits about what's pushing them around. |
BusinessWeek
October 13, 2003
Paula Dwyer |
Fannie and Freddie: Breaking Up Is Good to Do The two giants have too much on their plates. |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2010
Chris Hill |
Maria Bartiromo on The Weekend That Changed Wall Street A Motley Fool Money interview with the host of CNBC's Closing Bell and author of The Weekend That Changed Wall Street: An Eyewitness Account. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Are Homeowners About to Hit the Lottery? Rumors are that the Obama administration is about to order lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to forgive a portion of the mortgage debt of millions of Americans who owe more than what their homes are worth |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2008
Morgan Housel |
How Did Freddie and Fannie Fall? In a word: ignorance. |
