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Mortgage industry tanks, fraud continues at Countrywide

By Michael Hudson

As the mortgage industry melted down, fraud investigator kept up the pressure, soon lost her job

Excerpts from this story referencing "Fannie Mae":

"… e Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees mortgage investing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has filed massive lawsuits charging that Countrywide, Ban …"

FDIC statement regarding Sheila Bair's dealings with Bank of America

FDIC responds to HPIF story on Sheila Bair's retroactive ethics waiver

Excerpts from this story referencing "Freddie Mac":

"… % for the Amherst residence and 77% for the DC residence respectively. The Freddie Mac survey rates for 30 year fixed rates at the time were 5.26% for a conformi …"

FDIC Chief got Bank of America loans while working on its rescue

By Keith Epstein and David Heath

Agency grants Sheila Bair retroactive ethics waiver on mortgages

Excerpts from this story referencing "Fannie Mae":

"… edly for family visits and vacations.”In its official guide for lenders, Fannie Mae, the government-owned corporation that  buys mortgages and establishe …"

"… meaning it exceeded the $729,750 limit on home loans that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will buy from lenders. The FDIC said the 30-year loan came with a fixed ra …"

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Another Wall Street bonus tax falters in Congress

By Ben Protess

Bill faces industry opposition and skepticism from New York senators

Excerpts from this story referencing "Fannie Mae":

"… ed out to Republicans by targeting bonuses paid by mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have elicited conservative ire for having unlimited …"

FACT CHECK: GOP candidates misstate taxes and federal government pay

By FactCheck.Org

Republican debate featured mistakes on how many people pay taxes and how much they spend on tax prep

Excerpts from this story referencing "Freddie Mac":

"… percent, or taxes increased, unless Congress acts beforehand.Gingrich and Freddie MacGingrich defended his lobbying for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporati …"

"… h defended his lobbying for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) by saying he merely advised the agency that history would prove its po …"

"… nvestigative article by AP reporter Pete Yost stated:The AP, Dec. 8, 2008: Freddie Mac enlisted prominent conservatives, including Gingrich and former Justice De …"

"… records.Gingrich talked and wrote about what he saw as the benefits of the Freddie Mac business model.We’ll leave it to readers to judge whether Gingrich was h …"

Gingrich ventures took in more than $105 million over a decade's time

By Peter H. Stone

Proceeds from various ventures added up to more than $105 million

Excerpts from this story referencing "Freddie Mac":

"… sulting services. The Gingrich Group also had many other clients including Freddie Mac, which paid it almost $2 million for several years of consulting work.Some …"

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Pro-Romney group trashes Gingrich in new ad

By Aaron Mehta and Peter H. Stone

An outside spending group that supports Mitt Romney produces slick ad slamming Iowa poll leader Gingrich

Excerpts from this story referencing "Freddie Mac":

"… $300,000 for ethics violations while in Congress; taking $1.6 million from Freddie Mac just before "it helped" cause the financial meltdown; and accepting $ …"

FACT CHECK: White House brings partisan slant into payroll tax explainer

By FactCheck.Org

In a new explainer video, White House displays ‘Washington Monument syndrome’

Excerpts from this story referencing "Fannie Mae":

"… $80,000 instead of the current rate of $85,000, increasing fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to some lenders, reducing unemployment benefits, and freez …"

Fraud and folly: The untold story of General Electric’s subprime debacle

By Michael Hudson

High-paid employees of fraud-plagued, GE-owned WMC Mortgage included ex-porn star, strippers

Excerpts from this story referencing "Freddie Mac":

"… as investment properties. GE denies the allegations, and insists that Freddie Mac, which invested in the securities, made out well on the deals.On the recor …"

FactCheck.org's guide to the New Hampshire debates

By FactCheck.Org

FactCheck.org lays out the busy weekend for Republican presidential candidates leading up to N.H. primary

Excerpts from this story referencing "Freddie Mac":

"… hand, Gingrich did not earn “$30,000 an hour” as a consultant to Freddie Mac. His consulting firm earned $25,000 to $30,000 a month from the …"

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