Topic: Freddie Mac Holdings

Despite efforts, housing market deeply mired

You can't force someone to buy a house. But as a society we've long tried to make homeownership an offer you couldn't refuse.. . And since the real ...

A Market Frozen By Fear

You have to wonder sometimes what they're smoking over there at the National Association of Realtors. . . On Tuesday, the self-proclaimed ''voice...
Fox Business Network's Charlie Gasparino reports this afternoon that government officials are meeting with executives on Wall Street to decide the...

Rates: Dropped again!

Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy.. . The average rate for...
The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac (FMCC. OB: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) reference, Fannie...

Demos helped cause recession

A federal panel is deciding on the fate of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.. . Democrats created Fannie and Freddie, and Democrats have run them...

Inequality, the crisis and government, ctd

MY COLLEAGUE thought our discussion about where to locate the causes of the financial crisis had left the issue of inequality behind. I didn't...
In the midst of the current housing market crisis, there are a percentage of people out there who have simply decided to walk away from their home...
What an absolute circus this GSE garbage is. Our leaders are putting on the charade of "brainstorming" to determine what to do about Freddie /...
Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC)'s Merrill Lynch division upgraded shares of American Capital Agency (NYSE: AGNC) to “neutral” from “underperform...