TAKEAWAYS ON FANNIE, FREDDIE EARNINGS Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are sending $10.2 billion to the U.S. Treasury after reporting combined first-quarter profits of $9.3 billion. But Thursday’s earnings reports hinted at a possible cooling off in the profits of both companies, which have benefited from large one-time gains over the past several quarters. They also suggested a modestly softer housing demand. Here are five takeaways: 8 MAY 2014 6:17PM BY NICK TIMIRAOS CONNECT 1 BIG ONE TIME GAINS Share on Twitter Fannie reported pre-tax income of $7.9 billion, of which $4.1 billion came in legal settlements that aren’t likely to be repeated. Freddie reported pre-tax income of $5.8 billion, with $4.9 billion in legal settlements. In recent quarters, the companies have also benefited from a big rebound in home prices. The rebound has allowed them to release reserves as expected losses failed to materialize and to re...
if fanny is reformed as per government wishes he stand to gain by his wells fargo -so he goes.....Hew had the first call on many such crisis like Goldmans preferred etc he is not only connected via his moodys he get first all opportunity unlike us 1 Billionaire Weighs in Again on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac By Patrick Morris | More Articles May 23, 2014 | Comments (6) Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway has once again provided a unique and critical insight into what he believes is best for government-sponsored mortgage enterprises Fannie Mae ( NASDAQOTCBB: FNMA ) and Freddie Mac ( NASDAQOTCBB: FMCC ) . At the latest Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, Buffett and longtime business partner Charlie Munger continued their tradition of conducting a question and answer session lasting more than six hours....
The US housing finance system works just fine From Mr Chris Lafakis. Sir, Edward Luce (“ Hedge funds are testing the quality of US democracy ” (Comment, May 12) paints the investors’ lawsuit against the US government on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as a righteous struggle between noble American democracy and the evil lords of Wall Street. Should we not question the authority of the US government to confiscate the profits of any company, including one that it bailed out, by fiat decree? The US government would not have dared to do this to AIG because it knows it would have lost in court. Banks, regulators and Congress were just as indispensable to the financial crisis as the government-sponsored enterprises. So why should the GSEs alone be taken to task? More I Mr Luce and virtually every commentator or politician who opines on this issue, including President Barack Obama, wants the US to unilaterally disarm one of its greatest sources of comparative advantage: cheap, ...
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