Financial reform this week: Will SEC's final whistleblower rule require first filing internal complaint?

By Julie Vorman

Your guide to Dodd-Frank law deadlines, hearing and events for the week of May 23

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"… ring on the future of housing finance and what will replace Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Testifying will be executives with the National Association of Realtors a …"

"… transparency and transition issues with housing finance as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are phased out.  Begins 1400 ET and will be webcast.Derivatives clear …"

Judge says Fannie Mae whistleblower's lawsuit can go forward

By Michael Hudson

As Congress begins to tackle the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-chartered mortgage giants that have been kept alive wi

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"… ored enterprises? …"

"… ely-publicized report calling for a gradual winding down of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.Unnoticed was Herron’s important procedural victory on Thursday when U.S …"

"… long-awaited report calls for a gradual winding down of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-chartered mortgage giants.The report takes the pair to …"

"… mortgage-backed securities during the real-estate frenzy:Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s structural design flaws, combined with failures in management, were th …"

FactWatch: Fannie and Freddie were followers, not leaders, in mortgage frenzy

By Michael Hudson

Republicans insist that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "were the main cause of the nation's current financial turmoil” but a look at the data sh

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"… ss, and two names come to mind: Fannie and Freddie.They see Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as the villains of the financial crisis.GOP.gov, the official website for …"

"… epublicans in the House of Representatives, says flatly: “Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were the main cause of the nation's current financial turmoil.” Many cri …"

"… mes to the lending spree that sparked the financial crisis, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were followers, not leaders. They were, at first, not-so-innocent semi-bys …"

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As Fannie, Freddie flounder, six top execs receive handsome rewards

By John Solomon and Julie Vorman

Obama administration approves $34 million in compensation without market analysis of executive pay

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"… ation to the top six executives of the financially troubled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage giants while lacking basic protections to ensure such compensatio …"

"… Senate last year to watch over federal housing programs. “Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have received almost $154 billion in taxpayer funding to support the still …"

"… n package of $4.5 million for the two years, the inspector general said.At Freddie Mac, Chief Executive Charles Haldeman had a two-year compensation package tota …"

Freddie's and Fannie's favors

By Matthew Lewis

With Congress set to weigh in on the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department’s plan to rescue Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the increase in po

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"… weigh in on the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department’s plan to rescue Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the increase in political contributions by the two corpora …"

"… r found that during the period between January 1, 2000, and June 30, 2005, Freddie Mac paid $16,939.52 for 11 congressional staff trips. Fannie Mae nearly double …"

"… hat total, picking up the tab for 21 trips at a combined fee of $32,643.62.Freddie Mac’s big-spending ways have already come in for some scrutiny. In 2006 the …"

Republicans must choose panel chief tough enough to stand up to Barney

By Peter H. Stone

Two experienced Republican lawmakers are vying for the chairmanship of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee and the chance to try to

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"… of financial regulatory reform and the government rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is challenging Spencer Bachus of Alabama for the committee gavel.“This …"

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New appraisal rules lack enforcement

By Joe Eaton

Nine days before new rules radically changing the appraisal industry are set to take effect, appraisers, lenders and real estate agents are

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"… industry — an investigation that included mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The HVCC would apply to any loan that could be purchased by Fannie or Fre …"

"… ost unscrupulous players.As part of the original agreement, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac agreed to pay $24 million to set up an “Independent Valuation Protection …"

"… ody we can report anything to. We’ve just been thrown under the bus.”A Freddie Mac spokesman declined to comment on how his organization would enforce the ru …"

Why is Andrew Cuomo shielding Fannie and Freddie?

By Joe Eaton

In 2007, New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo set out to investigate whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchased home mortgages bas

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"… ttorney General Andrew Cuomo set out to investigate whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchased home mortgages based on fraudulently inflated appraisals — and …"

Whistleblower: Fannie Mae bungled HAMP anti-foreclosure program

By Michael Hudson

Fannie Mae executives bungled their stewardship of the federal government’s massive foreclosure-prevention campaign, creating a bureaucratic

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"… n September 2008, Fannie and another federally chartered mortgage company, Freddie Mac, were put into government conservatorship amid market panic and losses fro …"

Reform reading: SEIU, ProPublica, Columbia Law School

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"… ments that drove the collapse, nor does it do anything about Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, the two huge government-controlled mortgage lenders that are groaning und …"

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