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This week, managers at the giant investment firm PIMCO wrote that the current system of housing finance
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Rising drumbeat for Trump to deal with Fannie and Freddie himself

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Freddie Mac, the bailed-out government-sponsored enterprise, told investors that it lost $3.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017, driven by a $5.4 billion in accounting losses due to the tax changes signed by President Trump in December. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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Freddie Mac joins Fannie Mae in needing federal funds because of accounting losses

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The two engaged in a tense back-and-forth over a 2016 program started by Watt to reduce the balances of delinquent home loan borrowers. (AP)
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Mel Watt squares off against Elizabeth Warren: ‘Unfair and untrue and unjust’

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Mel Watt, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, told a panel of senators Thursday that the government-sponsored enterprises will see their capital buffer reduced to zero under law by the start of next year, leaving the companies at the mercy of markets. (Drew Angerer/Bloomberg)
Economy

Regulator warns Fannie, Freddie may need to draw on Treasury funds next year

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Fannie and Freddie face a new threat
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Fannie and Freddie face a new threat

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Richard Shelby asked the comptroller to investigate issues touching on the question of whether Fannie and Freddie should be recapitalized and released from government's ownership or whether they should be shuttered. (AP Photo)
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Fannie and Freddie to get new scrutiny

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Mel Watt, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said the program
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Feds announce program to cut debt of underwater homeowners

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Whether the Federal Housing Agency, as the government caretaker of the bailed-out mortgage giants, will allow reductions in the principal of home loans has long been a controversy. (AP Photo)
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Fannie, Freddie regulator promises decision on reducing mortgage balances soon

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Fannie, Freddie investor predicts bailouts

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Regulator: Feds face rising risks for managing Fannie, Freddie

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