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The Motley Fool May 15, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Freddie Gets a Boost Freddie Mac's stock soars on news of capital raising.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2007 Seth Jayson	The Funk at Freddie In its earnings report Freddie Mac announces $3.6 billion in mark-to-market losses, another $1.2 billion in credit loss provisions; the company is also considering halving its dividend. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	Freddie's Follies What's next for the mortgage behemoth, Freddie Mac?
The Motley Fool June 2, 2005 Nick Baker	Fannie and Freddie Face New Rules The mortgage giants may get a tougher regulator, but Bush and Greenspan want more. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 29, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	A Wild Week for Fannie and Freddie Analyst downgrades. Worse-than-expected earnings. The lifting of federal loan limits. Put it all together, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have experienced one of the most tumultuous weeks in their history.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2008 Morgan Housel	Outrage of the Week: Freddie's Curious Accounting Bookkeeping was never meant to be this subjective.
U.S. Banker September 2008 Michael Sisk	Managing The Troublesome Twins One highly touted feature of the housing legislation signed into law in July is the creation of a tougher regulator to oversee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Reforming Fannie and Freddie Given the accounting scandals at both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, it's no great shock that the two companies are bracing for increased regulatory oversight. The question for players in the multi-family real estate industry is whether the reforms will cramp their style.
U.S. Banker June 2008 Joseph Rosta	The Two-Step: As Reform Ebbs, Congress Doles Out More Rope Government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are being given new powers by Congress in an effort to reinvigorate the jumbo-loan market.
National Real Estate Investor June 9, 2003	Senior Level Shakeup At Freddie Mac Freddie Mac, the second biggest U.S mortgage finance company, has fired its president and COO over his apparent unwillingness to cooperate with an audit of the firm. Freddie Mac's CEO and CFO were also fired this week.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2004 Bill Mann	Fannie Mae's Institutional Arrogance Pity that Fannie's management decided to test the limits of an implied Federal guarantee. Even if the government did step in and back Fannie and Freddie paper, there's not a chance that it'd back the equity.
BusinessWeek June 17, 2010 Woellert & Stein	Rising Tab for the Mortgage Mess The bailout of Fannie and Freddie could reach $1 trillion
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 S.J. Caplan	New Rules Coming for Fannie and Freddie The House passes a bill creating a new regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. There's no doubt that accounting irregularities have to be cleaned up and confidence restored, but an increase in long-term capital requirements would be unnecessary and harmful.
BusinessWeek January 27, 2011 Clea Benson	Fannie and Freddie's Big Foreclosure Backlog They have more homes than they can sell -- and as the backlog builds, the housing market could suffer
The Motley Fool July 11, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Freddie and Fannie Free-Fall There may be no choice but to bail out the behemoth mortgage lenders.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2006 Rich Duprey	Too Big to Fail -- or File Mortgage guaranty giant Fannie Mae avoids delisting despite failing to file financials. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Morgan Housel	Fannie and Freddie Are Dead. What's Next? Housing, sans Uncle Sam.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Dan Caplinger	The Last Straw for Suffering Homeowners A spike in mortgage rates threatens any chance of a housing recovery.
BusinessWeek September 11, 2008	Virtuous Circle A look at the possible positive effects that a government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have on the economy.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2009 Leef Smith Barnes	Freddie Mac Executive Found Dead Freddie Mac faces terrible news with the unexpected loss of its acting CFO.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Freddie Mac Is No Investment If you own Freddie Mac shares, the problem is that no one knows what their ultimate losses will be. And that's just one source of significant uncertainty surrounding Freddie and its big sister, Fannie Mae.
BusinessWeek September 11, 2008	Vicious Circle A look at the possible negative effects that a government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have on the economy.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Amid Losses, Fannie Mae Takes on More Risk A deteriorating balance sheet, combined with dramatically increased risk exposure, could spell disaster for Fannie Mae.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2007 S.J. Caplan	A Subprime Fix From Fannie and Freddie While internal housekeeping issues at Fannie and Freddie remain, one hopes that regulatory measures will not be imposed which will hamper their ability to responsibly and flexibly meet the needs of the market.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2010 Morgan Housel	Are Homeowners About to Hit the Lottery? Rumors are that the Obama administration is about to order lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to forgive a portion of the mortgage debt of millions of Americans who owe more than what their homes are worth
The Motley Fool January 21, 2004	Seeing Nothin' But Fannie Fannie Mae's earnings doubled amid a housing boom. Surprised? Don't be.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2005 Rich Duprey	Feds Find Fraud at Fannie? Investigators find new, "pervasive" evidence of accounting violations at mortgage guarantor Fannie Mae. The stock plunged nearly 11% to a low of $41.71, a level not seen since 1997.
National Real Estate Investor June 17, 2003	Moody's Still Bullish On Freddie Mac Despite Freddie Mac's recent accounting and management woes, Moody's is confident in Freddie Mac's risk management capabilities and overall financial strength.
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2011 Nick Silbergeld	Separation Anxiety Does splitting Fannie and Freddie's platforms make sense?
The Motley Fool December 22, 2003 Bill Mann	How to Save $15 Billion The Federal Reserve calls the $15 billion in subsidies to Fannie and Freddie "unnecessary."
The Motley Fool December 4, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Paulson's New Plan: A Cheap Mortgage for Every Home A new rescue plan for the economy would use nationalized mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to lower the 30-year fixed mortgage rate down as far as 4.5%, over a full point lower than the current level.
Bank Systems & Technology April 22, 2009 Orla O'Sullivan	Suicide Suspected in Freddie Mac CFO Death David Kellermann, 41, found dead in a reported suicide.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	The Financial System Is Cracking Banking news: Things got worse in the credit crisis this week as the market speculated that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could need a government bailout.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Housing Market Stimulants Bush administration remedies for the ailing housing market may provide much-needed inducements for the market to heal itself.
HBS Working Knowledge February 24, 2011 Sean Silverthorne	What's Government's Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing? The private market should be the main supplier of mortgage credit, but it should be carefully monitored using new approaches to regulating mortgage securitization. The government should play a role of "guarantor of last resort" in periods of crisis.
On Wall Street September 1, 2008 Donna Mitchell	Community Banks Offer Investors Breathing Room Advisors discuss navigating financial stocks, when getting out is not an option.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2004 Bill Mann	What Does Fannie Mae Do? Fannie Mae's charter calls on it to ensure that the mortgage market is awash in enough cash so that Americans face minimal problems in their dream of owning a home. But how? And why are its accounting problems such a big deal?
BusinessWeek May 13, 2010 Roben Farzad	Rethinking Fannie and Freddie Without overhauling the mortgage giants, reform is unlikely
U.S. Banker April 2008 Joseph Rosta	GSE Loan-Limit Hikes Are A Band-Aid, Not a Cure Some analysts believe the GSEs will be unable to fulfill the intent of the stimulus measure.
U.S. Banker July 2005	Hey (Freddie) Mac, Can You Spare a Mortgage? Never mind the rising interest rates. The quasi-government firms are rolling out products aimed at low- and mid-income workers to help them become first-time homeowners. They've got banks' attention. But the stock price for both companies has plummeted this year.
The Motley Fool March 25, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger	How Do We Fix Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Rep. Paul Kanjorski says it won't be a quick solution to create a safer financial system.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer	12 Steps to Solving Our Biggest Housing Problem Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are a blight on the housing market, but I think there may be a solution.
The Motley Fool April 16, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger	The Man Who Called the Housing Crash Offers Advice Yale professor Robert Shiller on how to fix the housing finance system.
BusinessWeek August 4, 2003 Weber & Palmer	The Mouse Roaring at Fannie and Freddie A small Chicago rival is horning in on their territory
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BusinessWeek April 16, 2007 Dawn Kopecki	How Big Is The Bite On Fannie And Freddie? Freddie Mac's and Fannie Mae's exposure to risky loans could be bigger than they say.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2009 Bleeker & Williamson	Who's More to Blame: The SEC or Fannie and Freddie? March Madness series: Which government-ish entity do you choose? The SEC has more than enough complicity in this mess, but Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were set up to fail from the start.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	The Daily Walk of Shame: Fannie and Freddie Why in the world are people still buying these stocks?
The Motley Fool August 19, 2008 Morgan Housel	Freddie Shareholders: There's Nothing Left A Barrons article highlighted the truth: There's literally nothing left for common shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, particularly regarding Freddie.