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cahn Buys Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Shares From Fairholme

cahn Buys Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Shares From Fairholme By Christopher Condon     Jun 4, 2014 1:57 AM GMT+0530     1 Comment   Email   Print Jul Sep Nov 2014 Mar May 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 * Price chart for FANNIE MAE. Click flags for important stories. FNMA:US 4.65 0.21   4.73% Fairholme Capital Management LLC, the mutual-fund company run by  Bruce Berkowitz , sold $51 million in the common shares of mortgage financiers  Fannie Mae (FNMA)  and Freddie Mac to activist investor Carl Icahn , according to a court filing. Berkowitz sold $28 million in Fannie shares and $23 million in Freddie shares to funds controlled by Icahn on March 11, Fairholme disclosed in last week’s filing. After the sale, Fairholme still held about $141 million in the common shares of the two firms as of March 31, a separate filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shows, and more than $1.4 billion in their prefer...