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Fannie Mae, "request the assistance of 15 billion dollars from the U.S. government

By: mohammedd send a private message
Khartoum : Sudan | 15 days ago  
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  • The Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington
    The Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington
    Source: AFP
The Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington
Fannie Mae Foundation announced the U.S. giant mortgage finance plan to seek new financial support from the federal government U.S. $ 15 billion after it continued losses for the ninth consecutive quarter.

Fannie Mae reported that its losses during the third quarter of this year hit 18.9 billion dollars against a loss of $ 14.8 billion dollars during the second quarter of the year.

They attributed the institution on the verge of bankruptcy last year before being pumped to the U.S. government tens of billions of dollars in losses to the arrival of borrowing costs to $ 22 billion, including securities that forced the company to modify the structure of purchased with loans in accordance with the plan the administration of President Barack Obama to prevent bankruptcy.

The news agency Bloomberg reported economic Fannie Mae statement addressed to the Capital Market Authority, the U.S. saying, "We rely on the continued support of the Ministry of the Treasury in order to continue our work."

The company said it sold tax exemptions untapped $ 2.6 billion.

The Fannie Mae and rival Freddie Mac possess or guarantee about half of mortgage loans in the U.S. market and have been heavy losses against the backdrop of real estate and financial crisis in the United States.

Has been developed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under government control in September of this year and formed the core of Barack Obama's plan to rescue the mortgage finance sector. The government acquired 79.9 percent of the shares of both companies in exchange for aid at a value of $ 200 billion
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Posted By aarana aarana | 15 days ago
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Thanks for US government report.
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