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• Pressured to Take More Risk, Fannie Reached a Tipping Point

  A decision, made under pressure from Congress and investors, to steer Fannie Mae into dangerous corners of the mortgage market proved to be disastrous. Posted Oct 05 2008, 12:01 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Mortgages, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, United States Economy, Housing, Credit, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)|FNM|NYSE, Mudd, Daniel H

• Pressured to Take More Risk, Fannie Hit a Tipping Point

  A decision, made under pressure from Congress and investors, to steer Fannie Mae into dangerous corners of the mortgage market proved to be disastrous. Posted Oct 04 2008, 08:07 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Mortgages, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, United States Economy, Housing, Credit, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)|FNM|NYSE, Mudd, Daniel H

• News Analysis: Jittery Road Ahead

  Wall Street and the federal government faced off over the weekend, raising worries of a sell-off when markets open on Monday. Posted Sep 14 2008, 07:28 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Mortgages, Fannie Mae|FNM|NYSE, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, Stocks and Bonds, Banks and Banking, United States Economy, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc|LEH|NYSE, Finances, Dow Jones Stock Average, Bank of America Corp|BAC|NYSE, Bankruptcies, Merrill Lynch & Co, Bear Stearns Cos

• Nation’s Financial Industry Gripped by Fear

  Fear and greed are the stuff that Wall Street is made of. But inside the great banking houses, those high temples of capitalism, fear came to the fore this weekend. Posted Sep 14 2008, 04:53 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Mortgages, Fannie Mae|FNM|NYSE, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, Stocks and Bonds, Banks and Banking, United States Economy, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc|LEH|NYSE, Wall Street (NYC), Finances, Credit, Bank of America Corp|BAC|NYSE, Merrill Lynch & Co, Bear Stearns Cos

• Banks Fear Next Move by Shorts

  Some investors are afraid that fund managers will target weak financial firms. Posted Sep 14 2008, 04:27 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Fannie Mae|FNM|NYSE, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, Stocks and Bonds, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc|LEH|NYSE, Securities and Commodities Violations, Hedge Funds, Merrill Lynch & Co, American International Group|AIG|NYSE, Short Selling, Einhorn, David

• Wall St. Goliath Teeters Amid Fear of Wider Crisis

  As Lehman Brothers sought a buyer, officials moved to stop a downward spiral threatening other institutions. Posted Sep 13 2008, 09:34 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Mortgages, Fannie Mae|FNM|NYSE, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, Stocks and Bonds, Banks and Banking, United States Economy, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc|LEH|NYSE, Finances, Federal Reserve System, Housing, Economic Conditions and Trends, Treasury Department, American International Group|AIG|NYSE, Washington Mutual Inc|WM|NYSE, Bear Stearns Cos

• Bankers and U.S. Map Out Options in Lehman Crisis

  As Lehman Brothers raced to find a buyer, officials and corporate leaders sought to stop a downward spiral that threatened to affect other financial companies. Posted Sep 13 2008, 02:45 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Mortgages, Fannie Mae|FNM|NYSE, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, Stocks and Bonds, Banks and Banking, United States Economy, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc|LEH|NYSE, Finances, Federal Reserve System, Housing, Economic Conditions and Trends, Treasury Department, American International Group|AIG|NYSE, Washington Mutual Inc|WM|NYSE, Bear Stearns Cos

• Square Feet | Ventures: Finding Profits in a Distressed Market

  For a growing number of investors, the spate of home foreclosures across the country is creating extraordinary buying opportunities for distressed properties. Posted Sep 13 2008, 01:00 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Mortgages, Fannie Mae|FNM|NYSE, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, Stocks and Bonds, United States Economy, Housing, Foreclosures, Renting and Leasing, Century 21

• Fair Game: The Joys of Ownership

  Legal fees and exit packages are as nothing next to the billions in potential losses we face as taxpayers in having to guarantee bad mortgages that Mac ’n’ Mae financed during the boom. Posted Sep 13 2008, 10:29 AM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Mortgages, Fannie Mae|FNM|NYSE, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, Stocks and Bonds, Finances, Treasury Department

• U.S. Gives Banks Urgent Warning to Solve Crisis

  Three top officials convened the heads of Wall Street’s biggest investment banks for an emergency meeting to impress upon them the need to find a plan to rescue Lehman Brothers. Posted Sep 12 2008, 09:35 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Mortgages, Fannie Mae|FNM|NYSE, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, Stocks and Bonds, Banks and Banking, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc|LEH|NYSE, Finances, Federal Reserve System, Brokers and Brokerage Firms, Credit, Bank of America Corp|BAC|NYSE, Bankruptcies, Treasury Department, Paulson, Henry M Jr, Barclays Plc|BCS|NYSE, Bear Stearns Cos

• U.S. Holds the Whip Hand in Modifying Mortgages

  Regulators are walking a fine line between protecting the government from losses and helping struggling homeowners and the broader economy, according to financial and political analysts. Posted Sep 12 2008, 08:49 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Mortgages, Fannie Mae|FNM|NYSE, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, United States Economy, Finances, Housing, Economic Conditions and Trends, Politics and Government, Foreclosures, Paulson, Henry M Jr

• As Options Fade, Lehman Is Said to Seek a Buyer

  While the Treasury Department and the Fed were working to broker an orderly sale, it was unclear whether the Fed would stand behind any deal. Posted Sep 11 2008, 10:56 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Mortgages, Fannie Mae|FNM|NYSE, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, Investment Banking, Stocks and Bonds, Banks and Banking, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc|LEH|NYSE, Federal Reserve System, Bank of America Corp|BAC|NYSE, Treasury Department, Barclays Plc|BCS|NYSE, Fuld, Richard S Jr

• MarketPlace: Investors Turn Gaze to A.I.G.

  Investors fear that A.I.G., the beleaguered insurance company, will face billions in additional losses in the spreading credit crisis. Posted Sep 11 2008, 08:37 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Fannie Mae|FNM|NYSE, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, Stocks and Bonds, United States Economy, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc|LEH|NYSE, Greenberg, Maurice R, American International Group|AIG|NYSE, Washington Mutual Inc|WM|NYSE, Willumstad, Robert

• Washington Mutual Acts to Shore Up Stock

  In Thursday’s update on its third-quarter performance, Washington Mutual said that expected charge-off rates would climb in the quarter — albeit at a slower pace than in prior periods. Posted Sep 11 2008, 08:13 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Mortgages, Fannie Mae|FNM|NYSE, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, Stocks and Bonds, Banks and Banking, Moody's Corporation|MCO|NYSE, Washington Mutual Inc|WM|NYSE, Fishman, Alan H.

• After Bailout, Senators Ask for a Delay in Foreclosures

  Four Democratic senators urged the Bush administration to stop Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae from foreclosing on any homes for at least 90 days. Posted Sep 11 2008, 08:09 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Mortgages, Fannie Mae|FNM|NYSE, Freddie Mac|FRE|NYSE, Finances, Housing, Bush, George W, United States Politics and Government, Foreclosures, Treasury Department, Schumer, Charles E, Brown, Sherrod, Casey, Robert P Jr, Menendez, Robert