... economy was made much, much worse, significantly worse by the implosion of Fannie and Freddie in the summer of 2008. This was something that the -- the Bush administration started working on ... bill that Bush had been pushing since 2001, but in September of 2008, after Fannie and Freddie had gone belly up. So look, there was going to be -- there was a minor downturn. There was a downturn of some ...

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... barometers of the economy. Spiking delinquencies and foreclosures for Fannie's properties paint a rather bleak picture ... 39;t really solve the problem of the massive losses that Fannie needs to take when owners who paid too much for their homes hand the properties ... accounting.) Unless, of course, housing prices miraculously rebound and Fannie can just sell its mounting inventory for a huge profit ...

... this year. But as conditions for mortgage insurers deteriorate, Fannie and Freddie have warned that their claims against the insurers may not be paid in ... From yesterday's WSJ Opinion page: The Fannie Mae Dice Roll Continues Losses ... house is now worth, or both. The government is doing this under the cover of losses at Fannie and Freddie because Congress and the White House know these programs ...

... worse in Florida and Nevada, where more than 11 percent of Fannie's loans are in serious trouble. Seized by federal ... reduce the number of homeowners evicted by foreclosure, Fannie Mae announced Thursday it would give some borrowers ... higher price. "Taxpayers are now going to own all these houses that (Fannie Mae) should have unloaded," said Peter Schiff ...

... ;Deed for Lease” program, borrowers must qualify for a deed-in-lieu under Fannie’s current guidelines, and if they can demonstrate that they have enough income to pay a market rent ... Can borrowers intentionally default in order to be eligible for the lease program? Again, it’s unlikely. Fannie says that “borrowers would not qualify for a deed-in-lieu, and therefore not qualify ...

... article points out that the Obama administration is currently considering just such a program. Fannie Mae’s current position is frighteningly ... one to the private sector. There appears nothing in the latest Fannie Mae plan that could not be better accomplished by an incentive program ... foreclosure investors to rent back to the former owners. Is Fannie Mae Killing the Golden Goose?Commercial ...

... 's interventions to stabilize the financial markets. Fannie Mae said its losses and its need for additional government aid ... foreclosure, were magnifying its losses. ... In its earnings statement, Fannie Mae said its assistance to struggling homeowners " ... -related losses for both Freddie and its larger rival, Fannie Mae.The government really didn't have much choice but to take control ...

... -quarter loss. Moments after its earnings announcement, Fannie asked the government for another $15 billion bailout. ... yesterday, where homeowners about to be foreclosed can transfer ownership to Fannie Mae and then rent the property from a third-party management ... pretend” mentality we highlighted yesterday. Fannie gets to keep more cheap foreclosure properties from hitting the market by ...