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Don't Dump Investors
Miller    When it comes to bailing out giant banks, huge companies and massive stock brokerages theres no shortage of government interest and activity. The investor double-standard is hardly hidden. See: From the New Deal, a Way Out of a Mess, The New York Times, Feb. Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. After all, its in our national interest to protect investors — unless, of course, theyre folks who merely bought a house or two.
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No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
number of lenders have maintained traditional underwriting standards and mortgage offerings. They thought long-term instead of quarterly; made sure their underwriting standards made sense and now show profits.” Which lenders? As company Chairman, President, and CEO Ronald E. No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks By Peter G. Miller     The news from Wall Street in recent weeks has not been good, especially in the world of mortgages.
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Long-Term Solution for Fannie and Freddie Dilemma
Share values have dropped more 90 percent, investors have lost more than $100 billion, and both companies were rescued by the federal government earlier this month, placed in a government conservatorship run by the newly created Federal Housing Finance Agency. They are profit-seeking "companies" in the sense of shareholders and being in business but they are also GSEs -- government-sponsored enterprises, companies started by the federal government and companies endowed with huge competitive advantages: They do not pay state income taxes, they each have a $2.25 Long-Term Solution for Fannie and Freddie Dilemma By Peter G.
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  • New York Versus Freddie Mac: Round One
    New York Versus Freddie Mac: Round One By Peter G. Miller     It’s fight time in New York. On one side is newly-passed state legislation which sets tough standards for subprime and “high cost” loans and on the other is Freddie Mac, which says it won’t buy such loans in the state after September 1st, the day the new law goes into effect. This is a big deal because if New York lenders can’t sell mortgages to buyers such as Freddie Mac, they simply won’t make such loans. You can guess what happens
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  • Long-Term Solution for Fannie and Freddie Dilemma
    Share values have dropped more 90 percent, investors have lost more than $100 billion, and both companies were rescued by the federal government earlier this month, placed in a government conservatorship run by the newly created Federal Housing Finance Agency. They are profit-seeking "companies" in the sense of shareholders and being in business but they are also GSEs -- government-sponsored enterprises, companies started by the federal government and companies endowed with huge competitive advantages: They do not pay state income taxes, they each have a $2.25 Long-Term Solution for Fannie and Freddie Dilemma By Peter G.
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  • No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
    number of lenders have maintained traditional underwriting standards and mortgage offerings. They thought long-term instead of quarterly; made sure their underwriting standards made sense and now show profits.” Which lenders? As company Chairman, President, and CEO Ronald E. No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks By Peter G. Miller     The news from Wall Street in recent weeks has not been good, especially in the world of mortgages.
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  • Don't Dump Investors
    Miller    When it comes to bailing out giant banks, huge companies and massive stock brokerages theres no shortage of government interest and activity. The investor double-standard is hardly hidden. See: From the New Deal, a Way Out of a Mess, The New York Times, Feb. Don’t Dump Investors By Peter G. After all, its in our national interest to protect investors — unless, of course, theyre folks who merely bought a house or two.
    www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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