Archives for posts tagged ‘fannie mae’
Friday, 12 September 2008
Government created the financial market climate responsible for the risky loans that should never have been given. Yet government has now appointed itself the savior that will rescue us from bad decisions made by government. How this guy can be so far off base is amazing.
Self-reliance. Individual responsibility. A faith in free markets and a [...]
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Monday, 8 September 2008
Whether we’ll admit it or not, we are a communist nation. As such, no one is free to fail. No one is free to succeed either. In fact, no one is free at all. We are all pawns in the hands of the politicians - those proud men and women who tell us that they [...]
Tags: apparatchiks, bailout, bear stearns, communist nation, fannie freddie, fannie mae, fannie mae and freddie mac, investment markets, irregular intervals, jim rogers, nationalization, parasite, pawns, presidential candidates, proud men, public private partnerships, ruling party, schemers, tipping point
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Saturday, 23 August 2008
The biggest taxpayer bailout in the history of the United States is inevitable.
The inevitability of a taxpayer-funded bailout of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the hobbled mortgage behemoths, shook investors last week, and shares in both companies plummeted on fears that existing stockholders would be wiped out.
These government-sponsored entities guarantee or hold $5.2 trillion in [...]
Tags: arbitrary rules, bailout, balance sheets, bank accounts, behemoths, charter act, core capital, critical capital, delinquencies, discretionary authority, fannie mae, freddie mac, government sponsored entities, history of the united states, interest payments, secretary of the treasury, subordinated debt
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Wednesday, 6 August 2008
If hundreds of banks are going to fail, we need to be asking why. Who is responsible?
NEW YORK, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The United States is in the second inning of a recession that will last for at least 18 months and help kill off hundreds of banks, influential economist and New York University Professor [...]
Tags: bear stearns, consumer credit, credit losses, fannie mae, fiasco, freddie mac, jail sentences, mortgage debt, new york university, nouriel roubini, profile research, reuters, socialism, subprime loans, u s treasury, u s treasury bonds, york university professor
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Wednesday, 16 July 2008
The fit is just beginning to hit the shan. Two pseudo-private companies, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are wobbling a bit. Teetering a little. Standing on the brink and realizing the drop is pretty far. Washington is in a tizzy. This is what happens when you have a monetary system that is faith based. Fiat [...]
Tags: debt america, fannie mae, fear monger, fiat currency, freddie mac, government forces, monetary system, overlords, paying attention, private companies, secondary mortgage market, stock investors, treasury proposal
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