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Meltdown 101: How is it that the Fed can so easily throw money ... There are  2 comments  on the  Baltimore Sun  story from Nov 26, 2008, titled  Meltdown 101: How is it that the Fed can so easily throw money ... . In it, Baltimore Sun reports that: Now, with no muss and no fuss, the Federal Reserve has announced an even bigger program totaling $800 billion. Federal Reserve  Bank and its enormous powers. Also,the difference between money and credit should be explained so the public can begin to understand that no one just prints green backs. Instead these huge offerings are in the form of credit that is underwritten by the nations future production (GDP). In essence the GDP is the government's piggy bank. The  Federal Reserve   Bank offers credits to member banks at a certain  rate of interest  so there is a cash flow of interest payments through the Fed and presumably back into the US Treasury.

Momentum10 Reasons Why Jim Douglas Must Go Yesterday  Read more:  American Reporter I have written often over the past few years about the house of cards that is the American economy, but the events of the past week should frighten everybody. First, there was the collapse of IndyMac, a California bank deeply involved in subprime lending. Start the conversation, or  Read more  at American Reporter.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investors Could Finally Get Some Good News From the Government By  Matthew Frankel  |  More Articles   January 7, 2015  |  Comments (4) Fannie Mae 's ( NASDAQOTCBB:  FNMA     ) president and CEO recently asserted confidence in the  sustainability of the agency, as well as that of fellow government-sponsored enterprise  Freddie Mac   ( NASDAQOTCBB:  FMCC     )  .  While these comments were warmly received  by shareholders, another news event has a real opportunity to boost Fannie and Freddie's stock. Source:  www.futureatlas.com  via  flickr . President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak about the housing market on Thursday, and what he says (or doesn't say) could move both agencies' shares . Fannie and Freddie shareholders face a double threat Over the past couple years, owners of both  Fannie and Freddie  common and preferred share...

·        Fannie Mae ( OTCQB:FNMA ) chief economist Doug Duncan sees 2015 single-family mortgage originations of $759B, up 8% from his forecast at the start of the year. Were originations to hit that level, they would be up 12% from 2014. ·        "Purchase mortgage applications have moved up consistently for a couple of months,” says Duncan.

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)   - OTC BB 3.69   0.16 (4.16%)   WHY FNMA DOWN 16 CENTS OR 3.69 % TODAY 3-9-14 ASSET STRIPPING AND CAPITAL TO............................. AS DONE SINCE  20... laliasia.finance THIS HAS MORE THAN BRICK AND MORTAR VALUE -IT IS HISTORY Fannie Mae to Sell Headquarters By   JOE LIGHT   CONNECT Getty Images Fannie Mae  officials told employees  on Wednesday  that the company plans to sell its mansion-like headquarters in Washington, D.C., as part of a consolidation of its five, D.C.-area offices into a single, leased office building. The company hasn’t yet decided on a new location but prefers that it be in downtown D.C., said a company spokesperson. The move would happen within the next two to three years, she said. The spokesperson said that the move is in preparation of the expiration of the leases  on two of its D.C. offices. The company has al...

Fannie Mae to Sell Headquarters yes strip them and the capital go to By   JOE LIGHT   CONNECT Getty Images Fannie Mae  officials told employees  on Wednesday  that the company plans to sell its mansion-like headquarters in Washington, D.C., as part of a consolidation of its five, D.C.-area offices into a single, leased office building. The company hasn’t yet decided on a new location but prefers that it be in downtown D.C., said a company spokesperson. The move would happen within the next two to three years, she said. The spokesperson said that the move is in preparation of the expiration of the leases  on two of its D.C. offices. The company has also lately had to deal with aging infrastructure in some locations, including at the main building, she said. “We are focused on making responsible real estate decisions to ensure the wise use of resources, the safety and soundness of operations, and flexibility to adapt to changes ...

Profit Margins Will Come Under Pressure and Fall   Profit margins are currently at all-time highs. There are three reasons that help to explain these all-time highs; all of them have to do with wages not rising fast enough. and low interest rate say LALIASIA FINANCE. First, there is too much global supply of labor. China and India are flooding the market with employees and information technology allows them to be employed globally. This increased global labor supply is keeping downward pressure on wages.  Second, technology is serving more and more as a substitute of labor as opposed to a complement. Cars used to be built by machines  and  people, but today the machines can build the cars without the people. As a result, there are fewer jobs available which prevents wages from rising.  Third, wages are essentially higher than they "should" be as they did not fall enough due to wage stickiness during the 2008 recession.  But corporate profit margins w...