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Old 09-05-2008, 11:01 PM   #1
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Government may take over FNMA and FHLMC this weekend

The Associated Press is reporting that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are expected to be taken over by the government as soon as this weekend.

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Gov't may soon back Fannie, Freddie: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

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Old 09-05-2008, 11:10 PM   #2
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Re: Government may take over FNMA and FHLMC this weekend

The Chinese central bank holds more than $340 billion in Agency debt from these entities.

http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache...nk&cd=10&gl=us

More details on the potential takeover courtesy of the Wall Street Journal:

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U.S. Near Deal on Fannie, Freddie - WSJ.com

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Old 09-05-2008, 11:57 PM   #3
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Re: Government may take over FNMA and FHLMC this weekend

I was about to post a thread on this, but my title was going to be.....oh ****.

That is a really, really bad deal.

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Old 09-05-2008, 11:57 PM   #4
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Re: Government may take over FNMA and FHLMC this weekend

I understand the this, but my question is... why?

Interest rates are still incredibly low by most standards... Right? Weren't mortgage rates in the teens to 20% in the early to mid 80's?

I just don't understand why the Govt. continues to throw money around like this.

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Old 09-06-2008, 12:01 AM   #5
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As an aside, if serious, and I mean heart attack serious, financial reform does not happen after this cluster****, then Washington DC should be marched upon with torches and pitchforks. The fact that this was allowed, no, encouraged to get this far is a travesty of epic proportions.

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Old 09-06-2008, 12:04 AM   #6
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Re: Government may take over FNMA and FHLMC this weekend

If you want to know how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have survived scandal and crisis, consider this: Over the past decade, they have spent nearly $200 million on lobbying and campaign contributions.

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Fannie, Freddie spent $200M to buy influence - Lisa Lerer - Politico.com

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Re: Government may take over FNMA and FHLMC this weekend

You freaking guys are gonna turn me into a conservative.

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Old 09-06-2008, 12:05 AM   #8
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Re: Government may take over FNMA and FHLMC this weekend

Originally Posted by alaskaguy View Post
If you want to know how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have survived scandal and crisis, consider this: Over the past decade, they have spent nearly $200 million on lobbying and campaign contributions.

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Fannie, Freddie spent $200M to buy influence - Lisa Lerer - Politico.com
So now they spent $200M of tax payer money... to get bailed out by more tax payer money?

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Old 09-06-2008, 12:20 AM   #9
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Re: Government may take over FNMA and FHLMC this weekend

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I understand the this, but my question is... why?

Interest rates are still incredibly low by most standards... Right? Weren't mortgage rates in the teens to 20% in the early to mid 80's?

I just don't understand why the Govt. continues to throw money around like this.
Interest rates are a tricky thing. The government should REALLY raise them right now to help curb inflation. The downside to that is that raising them also slows down the economy, and when you're teetering on recession, that's a tough call. Fortunately there hasn't been a wage-price spiral that is the really bad news when it comes to inflation. If that happens, then you end up where we were in the late 70s through the 80s.

Fannie and Freddie are in trouble, and their collapse would be devastating to the economy. I think it was inevitable that the government step in at some point. They both need to go away, IMO.

You mean we have unlimited juice?
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Old 09-06-2008, 12:28 AM   #10
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You freaking guys are gonna turn me into a conservative.
Our strategy is working!

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Old 09-06-2008, 08:23 AM   #11
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Mortgage Rates and the rate the fed adjusts are not the same.
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Old 09-06-2008, 08:32 AM   #12
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You freaking guys are gonna turn me into a conservative.

Join us, it's great over here.............

Reap the Wirbelsturm!!!


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Re: Government may take over FNMA and FHLMC this weekend

Originally Posted by Cyclonepride View Post
I was about to post a thread on this, but my title was going to be.....oh ****.

That is a really, really bad deal.
I think this is a really good thing. I mean we all know government makes things much more efficient.


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Old 09-06-2008, 09:17 AM   #14
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Re: Government may take over FNMA and FHLMC this weekend

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I think this is a really good thing. I mean we all know government makes things much more efficient.
Wait, so now Superdorf is becoming a conservative, and Brianhos becomes a liberal?????

I am so glad he's using sarcasm.

Reap the Wirbelsturm!!!


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Old 09-06-2008, 09:47 AM   #15
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I thought there has been a conservative in the White House for the last 7 years. At least that is what I was told before I voted for him.
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