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Fannie and Freddie's biggest deadbeats
CNN Fortune ^ | 1/31/2011 | Colin Barr

Posted on 02/01/2011 6:15:11 PM PST by FromLori

Leaning on the megabanks can pay off, if you've got a little muscle and a lot of patience.

Banks had paid $21 billion through this past summer to repurchase souring home loans from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the taxpayer-backed mortgage companies, under contracts that oblige lenders or loan servicers to buy back loans that aren't up to snuff.

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.fortune.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banks; economy; fanniefreddie; gses

1 posted on 02/01/2011 6:15:20 PM PST by FromLori
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To: Kartographer; Chunga85

ping


2 posted on 02/01/2011 6:16:04 PM PST by FromLori (FromLori">)
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To: FromLori

I wonder how many “loans” our illustrious pres__nt without ID, and his wookie applied for and received?


3 posted on 02/01/2011 7:43:24 PM PST by rawcatslyentist (It is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; ~Vattel's Law of Nations)
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To: rawcatslyentist

He did get a loan from the friends of Angelo program so did dodd!


4 posted on 02/01/2011 8:10:08 PM PST by FromLori (FromLori">)
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