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economistsview.typepad.com - 10/14/2008
"Rescued by Fannie Mae?"
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Is Fannie the answer?: Rescued by Fannie Mae?, by By Susan E. Woodward, Commentary, Washington Post : The most important task of the Federal Reserve and the Treasury right now is to restore confidence in bank solvency -- hence the Treasury's move to spend the first $250 billion of the ...
townhall.com - 10/8/2008
Walter E. Williams :: Townhall.com :: Lessons From the Bailout
— townhall.com — In my more cynical moments, I think that we Americans deserve what we get from our politicians,... many of whom can be generally described as nothing less than loathsome. You say, "Williams, that's a pretty heavy putdown." My question to you is how else ... (more) Walter E. Williams :: Townhall.com :: Lessons From ...

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bigpicture.typepad.com - 10/14/2008
Goal: Increase Minority Homeowners by 5.5 Million in a Decade
— bigpicture.typepad.com — Guess who's goal this was? You might be surprised: >> "More and more people own their homes... in America today. Two-thirds of all Americans own their homes, yet we have a problem here in America because few than half of the Hispanics and half ... (more) Goal: Increase Minority Homeowners by 5.5 Million in a ...

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washingtonpost.com - 10/14/2008
Susan E. Woodward - Rescued by Fannie Mae?
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Susan E. Woodward - Rescued by Fannie Mae?

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Marginal Revolution — Via Mark Thoma, Susan Woodward has an idea: The true values of mortgage assets are generally thought to be a mystery. But little-mentioned among discussions ... of the crisis is that the Treasury has access to the best resources in the business for estimating the hold-to-maturity values of mortgages and mortgage-backed securities. This team is at Fannie Mae, which the government now effectively directs. You might laugh, or cry, but the reality is that most proposed paths out of the crisis involve a circularity problem.  And, ...

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