Great read by Horowitz Court Forces Government to Release Documents in Fannie/Freddie Suit Submitted by Carl Horowitz on Fri, 07/25/2014 - 14:50 Printer-friendlyPrinter- friendlyEmail to friendEmail to friend The burden carried by the holders of stock in mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, each operating for nearly six years under federal conservatorship, just got lighter. On July 16, U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Margaret Sweeney, in a procedural ruling, held that shareholder-plaintiffs in Fairholme Funds Inc. et al. v. United States are entitled to know material facts that the government wants to keep secret. The shareholders are seeking compensation for foregone income resulting from the Treasury Department's "sweep" rule of August 2012, which forced the companies to forward all dividends to the department in perpetuity. Government lawyers had filed a motion for a protective order on May 30 to inhibit discovery. The outcome of this case will hav...
FNMA, FMCC - You Can't Go Home Again May. 8, 2014 3:35 PM ET | Includes: FMCC , FNMA Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. (More...) Summary Pershing Square's thesis makes sense, except, there's no there there. Property appreciation will increasingly be linked to on site clean energy generating capacity. Predatory "green finance" practices fleece property appreciation from mortgage holders. Fannie MAE ( OTCQB:FNMA ) and Freddie Mac ( OTCQB:FMCC ) (I call them F&F) make a fascinating story and studying the recent Pershing Square presentation is well worth the effort. A few years ago, when F&F were at the height of their sub-prime malfeasance, an opportunity came along that they promptly dismissed at their own peril, and it is now coming back to haunt them. One of the consequences is that they cannot s...
These 2 Companies Made a $10.2 Billion Profit, But Investors Won’t See a Dime By Matthew Frankel | More Articles | Save For Later May 25, 2014 | Comments (5) Fannie Mae ( NASDAQOTCBB: FNMA ) and Freddie Mac ( NASDAQOTCBB: FMCC ) earned a very impressive profit of about $10.2 billion in the first quarter of 2014. Thanks to their bailout arrangement, 100% of this amount goes straight into the pockets of the U.S. Treasury. While the Treasury deserves to be compensated for its bailout of both companies during the financial crisis, don't the shareholders deserve some of the profits as well? After all, these are people who put their faith in businesses that were left for dead and have now returned to profitability, so it makes sense they want a cut. However, it's looking pretty unlikely they'll see anything and may even get wiped out altogether. Congress is actively trying t...
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