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Oct. 2, 2008
Fannie canceling increase in fee Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae, seized by the federal government last month, is canceling a fee increase for new mortgages. Fannie Mae said Thursday that a fee introduced last year will remain at 0.25 percent of the total...
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Treasury may be considering mortgage help

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury Department is considering direct intervention in the mortgage industry to drive down costs and lift the market, officials said.

Fannie and Freddie suspend foreclosures

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Thursday announced details of a plan to halt foreclosures and evictions from Thanksgiving until a week after New Year's.
Freddie Mac seeks $14 billion bailout

Freddie Mac seeks $14 billion bailout

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Co. said it had requested $14 billion in federal aid after posting third-quarter losses of $25.3 billion.
Mortgage plan falls short, Bair says

Mortgage plan falls short, Bair says

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chairman Sheila Bair said the U.S. Treasury's mortgage modification program unveiled Tuesday does not go far enough.
Waxman sets Fannie, Freddie hearings

Waxman sets Fannie, Freddie hearings

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. congressional Democrats say they have scheduled hearings into failures at mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac but not until after the election.

Feds to let elderly woman return home

AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. housing officials say they are forgiving the mortgage of a 90-year-old Ohio woman who shot herself as she was about to be evicted.

Woman shoots self as deputies try to evict

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The plight of an Ohio woman who shot herself as deputies tried evict her from her foreclosed home was part of congressional debate on the $700 billion bailout.

Report: Freddie Mac was shedding mortgages

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Mortgage giant Freddie Mac was quickly shedding mortgages in an effort to raise cash when it was seized by the U.S. government, new figures show.

FBI investigates four Wall Street players

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The FBI has opened investigations into possible fraud at four entities at the center of the recent turmoil in the U.S. financial markets, officials said.
U.S. markets end week mixed

U.S. markets end week mixed

NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. stock indexes closed mixed Friday at the end of a week that saw the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

China may cut its dollar holdings

BEIJING, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- A leading investment bank in China said the country may trim the portion of its currency reserves tied to U.S. dollars.
Obama, McCain have ties to Fannie, Freddie

Obama, McCain have ties to Fannie, Freddie

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The major-party U.S. presidential candidates have ties to troubled Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, a review of records indicates.

Charities may suffer on regulator's move

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The fate of charitable donations made by faltering U.S. mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae is under review, a government official said.

Federal bailout increases USA's risk

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Taking over two mortgage giants has lowered the United States' credit rating, investment analysts said Tuesday.
Banks warily watch Freddie, Fannie bailout

Banks warily watch Freddie, Fannie bailout

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Banks that invested heavily in two Washington mortgage giants are faced with steep losses in the wake of the government's bailout, financial analysts said.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch