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The World

Government’s role in country’s ever-collapsing housing market

Global Politics

Guy Cecala, publisher of Inside Mortgage Finance Publications, says that things are still going to get worse before they improve, and Phelisha Harris, a realtor, sees signs of the damaged housing market everyday in her neighborhood.

Plans to Reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on the Horizon

Boosting house prices to fix economy

Business, Economics and Jobs

Real-world implications of bailing out Fannie and Freddie

Business, Economics and Jobs

President Bush promises to sign housing bill

Global Politics

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac floundering

Business, Economics and Jobs

Stock value plunges for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — the largest issuers of mortgage loans to most middle-class Americans.

How Serious Are the SEC’s Charges Against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?

Coming up, Joe Nocera, New York Times Op-Ed columnist joins The Takeaway to discuss what the SEC’s charges against mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac really tell us about the federal agency.

Obama Administration Expands Mortgage Assistance Program

The Obama administration announced Monday that it will try and expand HARP, the  Home Affordable Refinance Program, to  reach to at least one million more people. HARP was introduced in 2009 to help underwater borrowers refinance their mortgages. At the time the administration predicted HARP would help millions of homeowners. But after two and a half years, […]

The World

Complaints to Fannie and Freddie’s Overseer Go Ignored

Conflict & Justice

The federal agency overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failed to act on almost 100 complaints filed pertaining to possible foreclosure abuse and mortgage fraud at the taxpayer-owned mortgage finance agencies. Louise Story has more.

The World

Financial crisis commission blames Wall Street

Business, Economics and Jobs

Who or what was responsible for the worst economic crisis since the 1920s? Could it have been prevented? That is what the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission set to find out when they interviewed over 700 people. Today they release their 576 page report.