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...
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON FNMA in march 2017 19 the day and before lets start with laliasia.finance FNMA FMCK Status quo will remain unchanged till government can sell it common holding at a fiar price to profit to cover and more the losses it has incurred in the past. Then able to release the GSE S to do as they please. when / who knows? ------------------------------- Just want to remind everyone - in case you didn't know, Big Yank is a FAKE paid monkey. Everything he posts is FAKE NEWS paid for by those that want to destroy America. JMHO. Have a great day! Bruce Berkowitz is a big investor in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred stock which currently account for 30%+ of his Fairholme Funds assets. Fairholme Fund is suing the United States regarding FNMA and FMCK and has been making the best progress of the current FNMA and FMCK lawsuits against the U.S.A. What % of investable assets is too much for a concentrated bet on Fannie and Freddie co...
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