WASHINGTON, Sept 6 - The boards of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae (FNM.N ) and Freddie Mac (FRE.N) were set to meet on Saturday to discuss a government plan to place the companies under federal control,...
Sept 6 - U.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama reacted cautiously on Saturday to reports that mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were set to to be placed under federal control....
* U.S. government takes over Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac * Move is aggressive bid to help battered housing market * Regulator to operate companies; CEOs replaced * U.S. stock futures soar on move (Updates with...
* U.S. government takes over Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac * Move is aggressive bid to help battered housing market * Regulator to operate companies until stabilized * CEOs at both companies replaced (Adds analysis, details,...
NEW YORK, Sept 7 - Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings on Sunday cut the ratings on preferred stock of troubled housing finance companies Fannie Mae <FNM.N> and Freddie Mac <FRE.N> to junk status after...
WASHINGTON, Sept 7 - Both U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain said on Sunday they see the federal takeover of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as necessary. Republican McCain supports...
NEW YORK --Preferred stock of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) are trading well below par, as investors worry their dividends may be deferred under any government plan to help the embattled mortgage giants....
NEW YORK --Preferred stock of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) are trading well below par, as investors worry their dividends may be deferred under any government plan to help the embattled mortgage giants....
WASHINGTON, Sept 2 - Fears a government takeover would wipe out shareholders at U.S. mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae (FNM.N) and Freddie Mac (FRE.N) battered the price of their stock last...
NEW YORK, May 22 - Freddie Mac, one of the largest providers of funding for U.S. housing, is set to break ground next week on its first commercial mortgage bond, a source familiar with the...