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Fannie, Freddie Employees Watch Assets Plunge

(Newser) - As the stock prices of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plunged 80% this year, employees of the companies helplessly watched their fortunes sink with the ship, the New York Times reports. For instance, Fannie Mae’s workers owned $116 million in company stock at the end of 2006;...

Top Execs Booted at Fannie Mae
 Top Execs Booted at Fannie Mae
Aug 28, 2008 2:48 AM CDT

Top Execs Booted at Fannie Mae

Shake-up aims to boost investor confidence in hemorrhaging firm

(Newser) - Battered mortgage-finance provider Fannie Mae has ousted three top executives in a bid to boost investor confidence, Bloomberg reports. Fannie Mae CEO Daniel Mudd is replacing his chief officers for finance, business and risk management as he struggles to prove that the company has enough capital to ride out the...

Stocks Mixed as Oil Surges
 Stocks Mixed as Oil Surges 
MARKETS
Aug 21, 2008 3:22 PM CDT

Stocks Mixed as Oil Surges

Georgian conflict raises supply fears; analysts downgrade financials

(Newser) - Stocks saw mixed results today as the Dow and S&P 500 managed to claw back from early losses due to surging oil and a weak dollar, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow closed up 12.78 at 11,430.21; the Nasdaq fell 8.70 to 2,380....

Modest Gains From Mixed Day
 Modest Gains From Mixed Day 
MARKETS
Aug 20, 2008 3:29 PM CDT

Modest Gains From Mixed Day

Fannie, Freddie continue to bleed out; H-P brightens tech sector

(Newser) - The markets ended up after alternating from gains to losses in today’s session, MarketWatch reports. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to make traders uneasy about financial firms, but strong results from Hewlett-Packard provided a welcome distraction. The Dow closed up 68.88 at 11,417.42. The Nasdaq...

Pressure Mounts for a Freddie, Fannie Bailout

Investors want Treasury to take the lead on mortgage giants sooner rather than later

(Newser) - A federal bailout for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac looks more likely every day, both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times report, as the mortgage giants find it increasingly difficult to borrow and their stock continues to take a pounding. Freddie was able to auction $3 billion...

Fannie, Freddie Take Another Beating on Bailout Fears

Falling market caps raise investor fears of government action

(Newser) - Share prices of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac took another precipitous plunge yesterday as investors fear the home mortgage giants will not be able to avoid a government bailout, the Wall Street Journal reports. An article in Barron’s stoked smoldering concerns that the companies will not be able to...

Financials Skid, Spark Sell-Off
 Financials Skid, Spark Sell-Off 
MARKETS
Aug 18, 2008 3:26 PM CDT

Financials Skid, Spark Sell-Off

Financials plummet on the prospect of a GSE bailout

(Newser) - The markets took a tumble today as familiar fears about a government bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac returned to the fore, MarketWatch reports. Led by its financial components, the Dow fell 180.02 to close at 11,479.88. The Nasdaq shed 35.54, settling at 2,416....

Greenspan: Housing Will Hit Bottom in 2009

Skilled immigrants would help end slump, he says

(Newser) - Alan Greenspan said housing prices could continue to edge lower through 2009, but should “stabilize or touch bottom” in the first six months of the year, reports the Wall Street Journal. And, the former Fed chief says, while a government bailout of Freddie Mac and Fannie May was the...

Fannie Misses Estimates, Slashes Dividend
Fannie Misses Estimates, Slashes Dividend
Earnings
Aug 8, 2008 8:37 AM CDT

Fannie Misses Estimates, Slashes Dividend

Stock drops 12% in early trading

(Newser) - Fannie Mae reported its fourth straight losing quarter today, Bloomberg reports, coming in $2.3 billion in the red and slashing its dividend. The $2.51-per-share loss far exceeded the 72-cent average predicted by analysts, much as Freddie Mac surprised investors two days ago. “Neither of these companies have...

Bad News Spurs Big Sell-Off
 Bad News Spurs Big Sell-Off
MARKETS
Aug 7, 2008 3:25 PM CDT

Bad News Spurs Big Sell-Off

Poor results at AIG, nervous retailers, rising oil all contribute to decline

(Newser) - The markets suffered big losses today as investors were confronted by bad news from retail and financial giants, as well as a 6-year-high in weekly unemployment, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow fell 224.64to 11,431.43. The Nasdaq lost 22.64 to finish at 2,355.73,...

2007 Mortgages Failing at Triple the Rate of 2006

Prime loans made in early 2007 are going bad at triple the rate of 2006 loans

(Newser) - Mortgages procured in 2007 are souring at a rate nearly triple that of 2006, reports the Wall Street Journal, suggesting that the wallop to the financial system from forclosures could be far from over. Analysis done for the paper finds 0.91% of the prime loans issued in the first...

Rally Goes On, Modestly
 Rally Goes On, Modestly
MARKETS
Aug 6, 2008 3:42 PM CDT

Rally Goes On, Modestly

Cisco provides some good news, though investors not totally cheered

(Newser) - Oil prices continued to fall, spurring modest gains for the markets today, but Freddie Mac’s enormous second-quarter loss signified that the housing and credit crises are not over yet, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow rose 40.30 to close at 11,656.07. The Nasdaq gained 28....

Freddie Has 4th-Straight Loss as 2nd Quarter Charges Rise

Increase in foreclosures and associated fees, $1B writedown lead to $821M loss

(Newser) - Rising delinquencies and a still-skidding home market combined to make Freddie Mac’s second quarter losses three times worse than analysts predicted, reports Bloomberg. The government-backed mortgage enterprise lost $821 million, or $1.63, in the quarter, prompting it to also announce a third quarter slash in dividends from 25...

Freddie CEO Dismissed Bad Omens for Years

Execs charge Syron was warned of disaster

(Newser) - The CEO of Freddie Mac disregarded several warnings from inside the company that the mortgage giant faced imminent disaster. More than two dozen current and former high-ranking employees told the New York Times that Richard Syron dismissed repeated recommendations from as early as 2004 to limit its exposure to bad...

Dow Plunges 239 Points
 Dow Plunges 239 Points 
MARKETS
Jul 28, 2008 3:39 PM CDT

Dow Plunges 239 Points

S&P 500 sheds 1.9%; financials lead retreat

(Newser) - The markets plummeted today as worries over the economy and problems in the financial sector outweighed high spirits over the rescue plan for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, MarketWatch reports. The Dow plunged 239.61 to 11,131.08, the Nasdaq nosedived 46.31 to 2,264.22,...

Senate Passes Massive Housing Relief Bill

Bush is expected to quickly sign the measure into law

(Newser) - Congress has passed a housing rescue bill aimed at sparing 400,000 struggling homeowners from foreclosure. President Bush is expected to sign the measure quickly. The Senate passed the legislation by a 72-13 vote in a rare Saturday session. The measure lets homeowners who cannot afford their monthly payments refinance...

On Mixed News, Modest Gains
 On Mixed News, Modest Gains 
MARKETS
Jul 25, 2008 3:33 PM CDT

On Mixed News, Modest Gains

Crude falls, durable goods rise, but foreclosures also climb

(Newser) - The Dow and S&P 500 seesawed to minor gains today amid mixed economic reports, MarketWatch reports. The Dow rose 21.41 to 11,370.69, the S&P 500 5.22 to 1,257.76. Bolstered by the relative insulation from the economic slump enjoyed by tech stocks , the...

A Believer in Hands-Off Now a Defender of Hands-On

Treasury chief Henry Paulson has turned to intervention to calm markets

(Newser) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is in the midst of a reluctant about-face of his economic principles. The Los Angeles Times looks at how Paulson—a former chief executive at Goldman Sachs with a long history of faith in laissez-faire capitalism—has had to become the point man for the Bush...

House Passes Huge Housing Rescue Bill

Measure should clear Senate soon; Bush says he'll sign it

(Newser) - The House today approved a massive bill to provide relief for struggling homeowners, communities hit hard by the housing crisis, and mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Hill reports. The bill passed 272-152 hours after President Bush switched course and said he would not veto it. The measure...

Mixed News Keeps Gains Slim
 Mixed News Keeps Gains Slim 
MARKETS
Jul 23, 2008 3:15 PM CDT

Mixed News Keeps Gains Slim

Markets absorb gloomy Fed data and continued oil drop

(Newser) - The markets pared earlier gains to end just slightly positive today, amid mixed earnings reports and a gloomy-but-expected Federal Reserve data on the US economy, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 29.88, closing at 11,632.38. The Nasdaq gained 21.92, settling at 2,325.88,...

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