Read more Fannie Mae stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8250/fannie-mae.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:58:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73091/goldman-deal-may-bail-out-fannie-mae.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoldman Sachs wants to buy millions in otherwise virtually worthless tax credits from Fannie Mae, but the mega-bank is so politically toxic right now that the Obama administration is considering blocking the deal, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Treasury is reviewing and will not let it proceed unless it is...http://www.newser.com/story/73091/goldman-deal-may-bail-out-fannie-mae.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 9:12:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71314/the-next-mortgage-lender-bailout-the-fha.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnother mortgage lender specializing in low income borrowers is in trouble: the Federal Housing Administration. The agency which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could soon share their fate, as borrowers default on the low-downpayment mortgages it insures, critics told a House subcommittee yesterday. “It appears destined for a taxpayer...http://www.newser.com/story/71314/the-next-mortgage-lender-bailout-the-fha.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 8:38:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66573/rally-loses-steam-dow-off-32.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks wavered on the heels of last week’s rally, closing slightly lower as investors wait for comments from the Fed, the Wall Street Journal reports. Federal Reserve policy makers will conclude a 2-day meeting on Wednesday and perhaps issue a new assessment of the economic recovery. Despite a broad decline,...http://www.newser.com/story/66573/rally-loses-steam-dow-off-32.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 15:26:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66213/white-house-weighs-bad-bank-fix-for-fannie-freddie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe White House’s National Economic Council will meet today to discuss a drastic overhaul of beleaguered nationalized mortgage dealers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Washington Post reports. Among other proposals, officials are contemplating a “good bank, bad bank” split. Fannie and Freddie would dump their troubled loans on a...http://www.newser.com/story/66213/white-house-weighs-bad-bank-fix-for-fannie-freddie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 8:40:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56533/fannie-mae-ceo-picked-as-bailout-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWall Street veteran and Fannie Mae CEO Herb Allison has been nominated to oversee the Treasury's $700 billion bank rescue, Bloomberg reports. If confirmed by Congress—where he's likely to be grilled on his defending of bonuses at Fannie—Allison will be tasked with deploying the second phase of the...http://www.newser.com/story/56533/fannie-mae-ceo-picked-as-bailout-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Apr 2009 6:45:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55844/banks-launch-mortgage-refinancing-program.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe country’s top lenders are slowly implementing the Obama administration’s plan to help otherwise ineligible borrowers to refinance their mortgages at the current bargain-basement rates, the Wall Street Journal reports. The program is open to those with mortgages owned by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae who are current on their...http://www.newser.com/story/55844/banks-launch-mortgage-refinancing-program.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Apr 2009 8:26:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55235/fannie-freddie-to-pay-210m-in-bonuses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFannie Mae and Freddie Mac expect to pay roughly $210 million in retention bonuses over the next 18 months, reports the Wall Street Journal . Some 7,600 employees are slated to get bonuses, in some cases totaling as much as $1.5 million, in a program that has drawn sharp...http://www.newser.com/story/55235/fannie-freddie-to-pay-210m-in-bonuses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Apr 2009 12:46:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53931/frank-targets-fannie-freddie-execs-bonuses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExecutives at government-owned mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are scheduled to receive six-figure retention bonuses, but Barney Frank wants the payments canceled, MarketWatch reports. “In this troubled economy, and in this job market, it is difficult to imagine that the companies would not be able to find competent...http://www.newser.com/story/53931/frank-targets-fannie-freddie-execs-bonuses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 14:27:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53788/fannie-maes-task-sell-65k-homes-in-buyers-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s no secret that for US homeowners, it’s not a seller’s market. But imagine having 65,000 properties to sell. That’s the task ahead of Fannie Mae, NPR reports, as its volume of repossessed homes grows by the day. The guarantor of a third of all loans, Fannie is charged...http://www.newser.com/story/53788/fannie-maes-task-sell-65k-homes-in-buyers-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 9:38:15 CDT