The federal government is taking over troubled mortgage firms Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, announcing historic plans Sunday morning to stabilize the slumping companies.
The plan, a joint effort by the Department of the Treasury and Federal Housing Finance Agency, will leave the latter agency in charge of the two firms’ day-to-day operations. The Treasury will purchase roughly 80 percent of the firms and will also purchase mortgage-backed securities in the open market.
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