Fannie Mae's (FNM) third-quarter net loss widened on a $21.4 billion write-down of deferred tax assets it would have used to offset taxes on future profits, showing that the red ink at the government-sponsored provider...
NEW YORK, May 8 - Fannie Mae, the largest provider of funding for U.S. home mortgages, on Friday said it lost $23.2 billion in the first quarter, sending it to the Treasury for a second...
NEW YORK, Feb 26 - Fannie Mae, the government-controlled company seen by President Barack Obama as a key conduit to stabilize U.S. housing, on...
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 - The Obama administration is crafting a mortgage-rescue program that would see Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ease payments for hundreds of thousands of borrowers and offer a model for Wall Street...
NEW YORK, Nov 3 - Doubts about the U.S. government's intentions regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could drag on for months as it resists giving the two housing finance companies an explicit guarantee. Efforts...
NEW YORK, Sept 23 - Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac jumped to their highest levels since the government nationalization of the housing finance companies as investors facing a short-selling ban unwound bearish bets....
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 - A banking trade group urged regulators to show some flexibility when considering capital requirements for community banks facing write-downs from holding the preferred stock of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according...
NEW YORK, Sept 8 - Potential winners and losers from the U.S. government bailout of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, based largely on research notes and comments from investors and analysts over...
LONDON, Sept 8 - The U.S. government move to take control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sent global stocks jumping and bond prices falling on Monday as investors unwound trades set to protect them...
HONG KONG, Sept 8 - Asian bond spreads tightened on Monday after the takeover by the U.S. government of mortgage finance providers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was seen removing a key source of uncertainty...