Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reduced charitable giving by more than 40 percent from 2006 to 2008 and focused it more sharply on housing-related issues, leaving some local nonprofits without a major source of funding.


The federal government yesterday doubled its commitment to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, promising to reimburse the companies for up to $400 billion in losses on their investments in mortgage loans.


Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Headlines

Fannie, Freddie Cut Deal With Cuomo on Appraisals (Post, December 24, 2008)

Freddie Mac Board Appointed by Federal Regulator (Post, December 24, 2008)

Views Diverge on How To Recast Fannie, Freddie (Post, December 22, 2008)

Lawmakers Grill Mortgage Chiefs:  Former Fannie, Freddie CEOs Explain Moves Into Risky Loans (Post, December 10, 2008)

New Mortgage Program Guidelines From Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Post, November 21, 2008)

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Suspend Foreclosures Over Holiday Season (Post, November 21, 2008)

Treasury Gives Freddie Mac $13.8 Billion Infusion:  Treasury Pumps $13.8 Billion Into Mortgage Giant After Firm Loses $25.3 Billion (Post, November 15, 2008)

Aid to Fannie, Freddie May Top Expectations:  Firms' Health Has Worsened During Crisis (Post, November 14, 2008)

The Foreclosure Fight Gets Streamlined:  Lenders Hope Simpler Loan-Rework System Reaches More Borrowers (Post, November 12, 2008)

Fannie Mae Lost $29 Billion In Third Quarter (Post, November 11, 2008)

Loan Giants' Takeover Hasn't Paid Off (Post, October 29, 2008)

Fannie, Freddie Become Hot Topic in Campaign (Post, October 9, 2008)

Fannie and Freddie Break Up Their Powerhouse Lobbying Operations (Post, October 1, 2008)

Probe Into Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Widens (Post, September 30, 2008)

MORTGAGE CRISIS:  How Fannie -- and You -- Bought a Hapless House (Post, September 28, 2008)

Affordable-Housing Goals Scaled Back:  Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Provide Less Support Than in Years Past (Post, September 24, 2008)

Fannie, Freddie's Former CEOs to Lose $12.6 Million in Severance Pay (Post, September 16, 2008)

No 'Golden Parachutes' for Fannie, Freddie's Ex-Chiefs (Post, September 15, 2008)

How Washington Failed to Rein In Fannie, Freddie:  As Profits Grew, Firms Used Their Power to Mask Peril (Post, September 14, 2008)

Mortgage Giants' Mess Falls to Their Regulator (Post, September 11, 2008)

Homeownership Mission Vulnerable After Rescue (Post, September 10, 2008)

Mortgage Giants' Rescue Imperils Some Banks (Post, September 9, 2008)

Administration Decided in Late August That Takeover Was Needed (Post, September 9, 2008)

Market Welcomes Takeover:  Stocks Rebound; Critics Question Need for Bailout (Post, September 9, 2008)

Asia Breathes Deep Sigh of Relief:  Fannie, Freddie Rescue Allays Fears About Risk of U.S. Mortgage Holdings (Post, September 9, 2008)

As Rates Dip, Calls to Banks Pick Up (Post, September 9, 2008)

Ousted Fannie, Freddie CEOs Could Still See Big Paydays (Post, September 9, 2008)

Stock Markets Soar After Freddie, Fannie Bailouts (Post, September 8, 2008; 5:11 PM)

U.S. Seizes Control Of Mortgage Giants:  Takeover of Fannie And Freddie Aims To Revive Housing, Financial Markets (Post, September 8, 2008)

In Crisis, Paulson's Stunning Use of Federal Power (By Steven Pearlstein, September 8, 2008)

The Reinvention:  Radical Options In Play for New Structure of Firms (Post, September 8, 2008)

Veteran Financiers to Head Fannie, Freddie (Post, September 8, 2008)

HOW THE RESCUE PLAN WILL WORK (Post, September 8, 2008)

What the Takeover Means for Your Mortgage (Post, September 8, 2008)

Wondering What's Next For Fannie And Freddie:  Business Leaders, Charities Uneasy After Federal Takeover (Post, September 8, 2008)

Statement on Treasury and Federal Housing Finance Agency Action to Protect Financial Markets and Taxpayers (washingtonpost.com, September 7, 2008; 11:00 AM)

U.S. Nears Rescue Plan For Fannie And Freddie:  Deal Said to Involve Change of Leadership, Infusions of Capital (Post, September 6, 2008)

To Investors, Freddie's Cushion Was Thin (Post, August 29, 2008)

Fannie, Freddie Rise On Citigroup Analysis:  Both Could Absorb Losses This Year (Post, August 27, 2008)

Treasury's Vigil On Fannie, Freddie:  Paulson Watches Preferred Stock, Debt Sales for Signs of Trouble (Post, August 23, 2008)

Fannie's Perilous Pursuit of Subprime Loans:  As It Tried to Increase Its Business, Company Gave Risks Short Shrift, Documents Show (Post, August 19, 2008)

Morgan Stanley Tapped To Assess Fannie, Freddie:  Treasury Asks Bank to Examine Vulnerabilities (Post, August 15, 2008)

As Defaults Climb, Fannie Mae Posts $2.3 Billion Loss (Post, August 9, 2008)

Freddie Mac Reports More Losses From Bad Loans (Post, August 7, 2008)

Freddie Mac Reports Further Losses for Q2 (Post, August 6, 2008; 6:53 AM)

Freddie CEO Feels Strain Of Firm's Twin Missions (Post, August 6, 2008)

Fannie, Freddie On a Tightrope:  Mortgage Giants Navigate Market Volatility, Unique Role (Post, July 29, 2008)

Housing Bill Won't 'Perform Miracles':  Senate Approves Measure, but Critics Say Law Unlikely to Prevent Most Foreclosures (Post, July 27, 2008)

Freddie Mac Paves Way For Major Stock Sale:  Multibillion-Dollar Offering Would Help Balance Sheet (Post, July 19, 2008)

Freddie Mac Takes Steps Toward Selling Billions of Dollars in Stock (Post, July 18, 2008; 4:35 PM)

Republicans Push Back As Paulson Urges Aid For Mortgage Giants (Post, July 17, 2008)

Mortgage Giants' Aid Faces GOP Skepticism:  Bush, Paulson Urge Congress to Pass Bill (Post, July 16, 2008)

Fed Rules Aim to Stem Abusive Lending:  Toughest New Standards Apply to Subprime Loans (Post, July 15, 2008)

Markets Show Modest Declines, But Big Bank Stocks Nose-Dive (Post, July 15, 2008)

U.S. Weighs Rescue of Mortgage Giants:  After Allaying Anxiety About Fannie and Freddie, Officials Stop Short of Action (Post, July 12, 2008)

Fannie, Freddie Shares Plunge as Unease Rises:  Talk of Federal Bailout Sparks Sell-Off (Post, July 11, 2008)

OFHEO Chief Addresses Stock Sell-Off:  Fannie, Freddie News Led to 'Confusion' (Post, July 9, 2008)

Delinquencies Rise at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (Post, June 26, 2008)

Fannie Loses $2.2 Billion As Home Prices Fall (Post, May 7, 2008)

Freddie Mac Differs With Regulator on 2007 Results (Post, April 30, 2008)

Effort to Rein In Fannie, Freddie Gains Steam:  Treasury Puts Muscle Behind Bipartisan Push for Greater Oversight of Firms (Post, April 23, 2008)

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Warned on Accounting:  OFHEO Examines Use of New Rule (Post, April 22, 2008)

Former Fannie Chief Settles:  Raines Won't Pay Out of Pocket, Sources Say (Post, April 19, 2008)

Attempting to Heal a Fractured Mortgage Market:  Freddie's Woes Run Deep, Report Says (Post, April 16, 2008)

Fannie, Freddie Shares Soar After Restraints Loosened (Post, March 22, 2008)

REGULATORS:  Fannie, Freddie Cleared To Buy More Mortgages (Post, March 20, 2008)

Freddie Mac Reports $2.5 Billion Loss:  Panel to Assess Management (Post, February 29, 2008)

Cuomo Near Deal On Home Appraisals:  Fannie, Freddie Figure in Plan (Post, February 27, 2008)

OFHEO Questions Mortgage Proposal:  Stimulus Bill Would Affect Jumbo Loans (Post, February 8, 2008)

On Wall St., Mortgage-Finance Chiefs Take Apologetic Tone (Post, December 12, 2007)

Fannie Mae to Issue $7 Billion In Stock to Help Steady Itself (Post, December 5, 2007)

Analysis:  Fannie, Freddie Face Conflicting Demands (Post, December 4, 2007)

News Gets Worse for Freddie As Shareholders File Lawsuit:  Mortgage Firm Accused of Deception on Risk (Post, November 22, 2007)

Freddie Mac, a Buffer Against Crisis, Posts $2 Billion Loss (Post, November 21, 2007)

Fannie Stock Slides As Questions Arise Over Accounting (Post, November 17, 2007)

Fannie Mae Expenses Up Sixfold From Bad Loans:  Mortgage Firm's Declines Contribute to Market Loss (Post, November 10, 2007)

Cuomo's Loan Probe Turns to Fannie, Freddie (Post, November 8, 2007)

Brendsel, OFHEO Agree to Settle:  Freddie Ex-CEO to Pay $16.4 Million (Post, November 7, 2007)

Fannie, Freddie Portfolios Shrink:  Firms Have Argued for Higher Investment Caps (Post, October 27, 2007)

Government Wants Brendsel to Pay Costs:  Trial Opens for Freddie Ex-CEO (Post, October 16, 2007)

For Brendsel, Court Wait Is Almost Over:  Blame for Freddie Accounting Scandal at Stake in Case (Post, October 11, 2007)

Freddie Mac, Ex-Officials Settle Charges:  Payments Stem From Firm's Accounting Scandal (Post, September 28, 2007)

Raines Tries To Broaden Defense in Fannie Suit:  Subpoenas for OFHEO, White House Are Part Of Effort to Clear Name (Post, September 17, 2007)

Two Days Apart, Two Reports Tell Two Stories About Prices (By Kenneth R. Harney, September 8, 2007)

Higher Caps Urged For Fannie, Freddie:  Democrats Seek Bigger Role for Firms (Post, August 18, 2007)

For Small Investors, Now Is Not the Time for Bold Moves (Post, August 18, 2007)

Mortgages:  Reins Kept on Fannie, Freddie (Post, August 11, 2007)

Raines Sues OFHEO Over Stock (Post, July 6, 2007)

House Tightens Reins on Fannie, Freddie:  Bill Could Lose White House Backing Over Limits on New Housing Regulator (Post, May 23, 2007)

Fannie Mae Releases 2005 Financial Results:  Troubled Firm Also Appoints New CFO With Background in Accounting (Post, May 2, 2007; 11:18 AM)

Heir Apparent Spurns Freddie Mac Offer (Post, May 2, 2007)

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