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Fannie Mae to pay U.S. $59.4 billion after record quarterly profit
WASHINGTON -- Bailed-out housing finance giant Fannie Mae said Thursday it would pay the U.S. government $59.4 billion after posting a record profit for the first three months of the year. The fortunes of the company, which is 80% owned by taxpayers...
Tags: Fannie Mae, Finance, Financial and Business Services, Freddie Mac, Economy, Business and Finance
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Foreclosure-relief funds earmarked for California mostly unspent
A federal foreclosure-prevention effort that earmarked nearly $2 billion in taxpayer money to help troubled California homeowners has delivered only about one-sixth of that money in three years. But officials from the Keep Your Home California program...
Tags: Fannie Mae, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Finance, Bank of America Corp., Foreclosures
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Keep Your Home California relief still slow but picking up steam
A federal foreclosure-prevention effort that earmarked nearly $2 billion to help troubled California homeowners has delivered only about one-sixth of those funds during its three years in existence. The pace of assistance is finally accelerating,...
Tags: Fannie Mae, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Finance, Bank of America Corp., Financial and Business Services
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FHA may need $943-million bailout
WASHINGTON — The Federal Housing Administration helped stabilize the real estate market after the subprime bubble and lay the groundwork for the recovery — and now the bill for taxpayers might be coming due. The Obama administration's...
Tags: Federal Housing Administration, Finance, Financial and Business Services, Homes, Real Estate
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Rescued Fannie Mae posts record profit as housing market rebounds
WASHINGTON -- Bailed-out Fannie Mae on Tuesday reported a record $17.2 billion profit for 2012, driven by the housing-market recovery and a big settlement with Bank of America related to soured mortgages during the subprime boom. The housing finance...
Tags: Fannie Mae, Finance, Banking, Bank of America Corp., Mortgages
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Message to Russian oligarchs: Your money's just as safe at home
It’s been a rough week for Russian oligarchs, with the apparent suicide of exiled Kremlin critic Boris Berezovsky as well as a Eurozone rescue of Cyprus expected to come largely at the expense of Russian high rollers who stashed their wealth in...
Tags: Russia, Cyprus, Vladimir Putin, Same-Sex Marriage, Brookings Institution
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Cyprus scrambles to put together bailout package
ATHENS -- Racing against time and short on choices, Cyprus on Friday moved to vote on yet another bailout formula its government cobbled together to secure a $13-billion international lifeline that will keep its weak banks afloat and avert a devastating...
Tags: Russia, Politics, Chinua Achebe, Cyprus, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013)
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Cyprus postpones vote on controversial bailout package
ATHENS – Cyprus’ parliament has pushed back debate of a controversial bailout that would force savers to pay a levy of up to nearly 10% on bank deposits in exchange for a $13-billion international aid package to avert a chaotic government...
Tags: Cyprus, Barack Obama, Politics, Big 3 Auto Bailout (2008), Elections
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Treasury starts selling remaining General Motors stock
WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department has begun selling the rest of its stake in General Motors Co. as the government tries to end its bailout of the automaker in a little more than a year. Last month, the Treasury sold about $156.4 million worth of its...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, U.S. Department of the Treasury, General Motors Corp.
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Sale of last AIG shares brings U.S. bailout profit to $22.7 billion
WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department said Tuesday it would raise $7.6 billion in the sale of its final shares of American International Group, ending the controversial bailout of the insurance giant with a $22.7-billion profit. The department agreed to...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Financial Markets, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Ben Bernanke, Finance
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California lawmakers under fire in university budget battles
PolitiCalWith anger bubbling on college campuses, spending on higher education is expected to remain a flash point as California lawmakers hash out this year's state budget....
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