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.
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.
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.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Taking over two mortgage giants has lowered the United States' credit rating, investment analysts said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Sunday the federal government will take over teetering giant mortgage firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. officials told Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Friday the institutions will be placed in conservatorship, The New York Times reported.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The Federal National Mortgage Association, battered by the meltdown in the U.S home loan business, has shaken up its senior management, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Fears over two U.S. mortgage giants collapsing are rippling through financial systems and putting a strain on the system, analysts said.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. government-sponsored mortgage broker Federal National Mortgage Association reported a second quarter net loss Friday of $2.3 billion.
WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. presidential hopeful John McCain Thursday sharply criticized the mortgage bailout bill pending in Congress, calling it outrageous.
WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's political dealings of the past aren't good predictors of what will happen to the troubled lenders in the future, observers said.
WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr called Tuesday for the privatization of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- The chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee said Monday he does not expect many banks to fail as IndyMac Bancorp did last week.
WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve have settled on a strategy for the U.S. government to bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, officials said Sunday.
WASHINGTON, July 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. Friday said the Treasury was working to help two large mortgage lenders whose share values have plummeted recently.
