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Fannie Freddie Phony
So I was listening to Arnold Schwarzenegger before doing the This Weak round table, and he was mostly making sense - except for one thing. He asserted, as a simple matter of fact, that "government created the housing bubble", because Fannie and Freddie made all these loans to people who couldn't ...
Arnold Schwarzenegger willing to work for Barack Obama's administration - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com — Schwarzenegger spokesman Matt David said the conversation took place Sunday, and that Obama had called the governor.... Schwarzenegger had previously called Obama after the election to congratulate him but did not get through. The two spoke about the ... (more) Arnold Schwarzenegger willing to work for Barack Obama's ...
Fannie and Freddie to Suspend Foreclosures
calculatedrisk.blogspot.com — Press Release from Fannie Mae (no link yet): Fannie Mae to Suspend Foreclosures Until January In order... to support the streamlined modification program announced on November 11, 2008, Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) today issued a notice to its loan servicing ... (more) Fannie and Freddie to Suspend Foreclosures
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Republicans Dive Deeper into Fantasy
J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles — ... Fannie Freddie Phony: So I was listening to Arnold Schwarzenegger before doing the "This Weak" round table, and he was mostly making sense — except for one thing. He asserted, as a simple matter of fact, that “government created the housing bubble”, because Fannie and Freddie made all these loans to people who couldn’t afford to pay them. ...

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