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...
White House welcomes Senate panel's housing vote White House welcomes Senate Banking Committee vote to overhaul mortgage lending 19 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House welcomed bipartisan legislation to overhaul the nation's mortgage financing system that cleared a crucial Senate hurdle on Thursday. The legislation would wind down the giant government-backed lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Senate Banking Committee voted 13-9 to send the bill to the Senate floor. It still faces long odds to pass this year. The bill would phase out Fannie and Freddie and reduce the government's role in guaranteeing mortgage securities. The two firms had to be rescued by a $187 billion taxpayer bailout during the financial crisis. A House Republican bill would go further in privatizing the mortgage market. "Today's vote marks important progress toward completing one of the biggest remaining pieces of post-recession reform of the f...
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