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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
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
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
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
August 29, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Chinese Giving Up on Fannie and Freddie? The Bank of China has cut its securities issued or guaranteed by Fannie and Freddie by a quarter since the end of June. |
The Motley Fool
March 13, 2009
Mike Pienciak |
Freddie Mac: "Please, Sir, More Capital?" Don't blame Freddie, at least not until you blame the government first. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2010
Philip Durell |
The Worst Stocks for 2010: Fannie Mae Shareholders should cry Uncle. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Fannie and Freddie Are Dead. What's Next? Housing, sans Uncle Sam. |
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
September 2, 2009
Morgan Housel |
The Air Comes out of Financial Stocks Geez ... it was about time. |
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
April 20, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Big Irony From a Big Bank JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon not only avoided the bulk of the financial disaster, but also spent years fortifying JPMorgan's balance sheet in case the Big One hit. But now, he makes one big hypocritical statement. |
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
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
June 4, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Rebuilding General Motors The New GM, we hear, will be a lean, mean, profitable Motown machine. Therefore, taxpayers' 60.8% ownership stake might be worth something meaningful. Maybe even enough to recoup a significant portion of their investment. |
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
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. |
BusinessWeek
May 13, 2010
Roben Farzad |
Rethinking Fannie and Freddie Without overhauling the mortgage giants, reform is unlikely |
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
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
June 30, 2004
Roger Nusbaum |
Freddie's Follies What's next for the mortgage behemoth, Freddie Mac? |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
12 Steps to Solving Our Biggest Housing Problem Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are a blight on the housing market, but I think there may be a solution. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
The Fannie Mae DMZ Fannie Mae and her little brother, Freddie Mac, are minefields right now -- you'd be better off avoiding the stocks altogether. |
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
June 16, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Fannie and Freddie Shareholders: What to Do Now It's decision time. |
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
May 15, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Freddie Gets a Boost Freddie Mac's stock soars on news of capital raising. |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Freddie and Fannie Shareholders: What This Means for You Freddie and Fannie -- created by the government to provide liquidity to the mortgage market -- have been essentially taken over by the government to, well, provide liquidity to the mortgage market. How does this affect shareholders? |
Registered Rep.
July 24, 2008 |
Uncle Sam: Give Us A New Bubble The debate about government's roll in the economy just got stoked big time, what with the recent news that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson wants to shore up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with taxpayer dollars. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
April 16, 2007
Dawn Kopecki |
How Big Is The Bite On Fannie And Freddie? Freddie Mac's and Fannie Mae's exposure to risky loans could be bigger than they say. |
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. |
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. |
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
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
July 11, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Freddie and Fannie Free-Fall There may be no choice but to bail out the behemoth mortgage lenders. |
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? |
BusinessWeek
June 17, 2010
Woellert & Stein |
Rising Tab for the Mortgage Mess The bailout of Fannie and Freddie could reach $1 trillion |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2004
Bill Mann |
Showdown: Greenspan vs. Fannie On Tuesday Greenspan followed up on a Federal Reserve report from last month, stating before Congress that government-sponsored entities (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would threaten the economy if they were allowed to continue to grow apace. |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2008
Morgan Housel |
How Did Freddie and Fannie Fall? In a word: ignorance. |
U.S. Banker
September 2008
Michael Sisk |
Breaking Up is Hard to Do Fannie and Freddie are not only too big to fail, they're too big to leave alone in their current form. A long-term solution that involves shrinking these institutions and severing their ties to the U.S. government is desperately needed. |
BusinessWeek
July 8, 2010
Woellert & Miller |
Time to Rethink Fannie and Freddie The debate has begun on how to reform the mortgage giants. |
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
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
January 21, 2004 |
Seeing Nothin' But Fannie Fannie Mae's earnings doubled amid a housing boom. Surprised? Don't be. |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
A Scorecard for the Fannie, Freddie Bailout As the dust settles on the first stage of the rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, it's time to chalk up winners and losers. |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Paulson to Fannie and Freddie Investors: Drop Dead The Treasury secretary's plans to nationalize Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will wipe out investors. |
U.S. Banker
September 2008
Michael Sisk |
Managing The Troublesome Twins One highly touted feature of the housing legislation signed into law in July is the creation of a tougher regulator to oversee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Bailout Cost Plummets: Good News? It seems the bailouts taxpayers ponied up to save the financial system are going to cost a lot less than we thought. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2010
Russ Krull |
The Government: Worst Investor Ever? Here's a closer look at the U.S. Treasury's recent investments. |
