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Fannie Mae Eases Credit To Aid Mortgage Lending
The New York Times ^ | September 30, 1999 | Steven A. Holmes

Posted on 09/26/2008 6:08:58 PM PDT by Killersaurus

... Fannie Mae, the nation's biggest underwriter of home mortgages, has been under increasing pressure from the Clinton Administration to expand mortgage loans among low and moderate income people and felt pressure from stock holders to maintain its phenomenal growth in profits.

In addition, banks, thrift institutions and mortgage companies have been pressing Fannie Mae to help them make more loans to so-called subprime borrowers. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at query.nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: clinton; credit; democrats; economy; elections; fanniemae; housingbubble; mortgages
Just a little perspective as to how we came to our current sorry situation using a blast from the past.
1 posted on 09/26/2008 6:08:59 PM PDT by Killersaurus
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To: Killersaurus

Wish you could get someone besides freepers to read this.


2 posted on 09/26/2008 6:15:14 PM PDT by dalebert
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To: dalebert

Shocking Video Unearthed Democrats in their own words Covering up the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Scam that caused our Economic Crisis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs

At a 2004 hearing see Democrat after Democrat covering up and attacking the regulations to protect Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (their Cash Cows) that are now destroying our economy because the Democrats let them cheat.


3 posted on 09/26/2008 8:27:49 PM PDT by Pacothecat
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To: Pacothecat

How many months have Democrats owned Congress. Didn’t take them long to destroy the country and the world.


4 posted on 09/26/2008 8:44:30 PM PDT by dalebert
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To: Pacothecat

> Democrats in their own words Covering up the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Scam

That group of RATs shall be known as the “Fannie Pack”.

Bwany Fwank is therefore the chief Fannie Pack’er.


5 posted on 09/26/2008 8:50:21 PM PDT by XEHRpa
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