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Freddie Mac

  1. eye of newt
    Newt Gingrich: Freddie Mac Money Went to Overhead, Not My PocketBecause that’s totally what was bothering people.
    By Andre Tartar
  2. lawsuits
    SEC Sues Former Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae CEOs“This action arises out of series of materially false and misleading public disclosures.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  3. eye of newt
    Gingrich’s Historical Scholarship Even More Lucrative Than Previously BelievedNewt’s Freddie Mac payday was not $300,000, but more like $1.6 million.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. managing expectations
    Freddie Mac Posts $4.1 Billion Loss, Asks Treasury For $100 Million To Tide It OverAnd don’t expect the mortgage giant to become solvent anytime soon.
    By Jessica Pressler
  5. housing
    Banks Get Slapped Around By Fannie, Freddie, and 40 Attorneys GeneralNext time you kick thousands of people out of their homes, make sure not to make stuff up on the foreclosure documents.
    By Avi Zenilman
  6. undignified exits
    Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Delisted From New York Stock ExchangeSee ya later, suckers.
    By Jessica Pressler
  7. freddie mac
    Freddie Mac Asks Government for Over $10 BillionThis would bring the total up to $61.3 billion.
    By Josh Duboff
  8. sad things
    Freddie Mac CFO Found Dead, Suspected SuicideDavid Kellermann, who was appointed in late 2008 after the government takeover of the lending powerhouse, appears to have taken his own life.
    By Chris Rovzar
  9. early and often
    Will McCain’s Rick Davis Scandal Stick?The campaign now faces charges of lying and hypocrisy, and those are always sexy.
    By Dan Amira
  10. white men with money
    Meet Herb Allison, Fannie Mae’s New CEOHe advised John McCain in his 2000 campaign and worked for Merrill Lynch for almost 30 years. But to his employees at TIAA-Cref, he was notorious for another reason.
    By Jessica Pressler
  11. important news
    The For-Idiots, By-Idiots Guide to the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac BailoutAn important thing happened this weekend while you were brunching.
    By Jessica Pressler
  12. company town
    Fannie and Freddie Get Some Good NewsThe mortgage giants have seen their largest profits in ten years. Plus, who buys a friend a $3 million apartment, and who wants a truck depot in Soho?
  13. company town
    Rupert Murdoch to ‘Make’ Less Money Than Last YearHe only made $27.5 million in company compensation this year. Plus, Kent Brownridge steps down from ‘Maxim,’ Damon Dash has real-estate troubles, and more, in our daily industry roundup.
  14. company town
    If Martha Stewart Had Only One Arm, How Would She Garden and Decoupage?Martha Stewart’s arm appeared missing in a broadcast this morning, worrying the nation. Then it came back, and we were relieved. But there’s still lots to worry about in our daily roundup of media, finance, real-estate, and law news.
  15. company town
    The Obamas All Over the Glossy Newsstand, Once AgainMichelle and Barack appear on the covers of ‘Ebony’ and ‘Essence.’ But Meghan McCain has an interview in ‘Glamour’! Plus the latest on Barbara Corcoran, John Thain, and the other captains of industry.
  16. company town
    ‘Times’ to Raise Cover Price 25 CentsPlus AMI is headed for tough times, Fox News makes fun of Nas, Andrew Cuomo looks into AIG, and more, in our daily industry roundup.
  17. company town
    Katie Couric: ‘America Is Giving Me the Hillary Clinton Treatment’The CBS anchor identifies with the former presidential candidate. Plus, why it’s not looking good for Wall Street bonuses, or the doorman who won $5 million on a scratch ticket a couple of months ago, and more, in our daily rundown of New York media, finance, real-estate, and law news.
  18. company town
    Citigroup Posts $2.5 Billion LossA lot of big news at the banks today — but there’s also crazy stuff going down with Jeff Zucker, Dan Rather, Brooke Astor (from beyond!), and Barack Obama, in our daily industry roundup.
  19. intel
    Idiot’s Guide: Fannie Mae and Freddie MacWho are those farm children anyway, and why are they in trouble?
  20. company town
    Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Shares Already Sinking AgainWashington’s weekend moves appeared to initially help but may not have stuck. That, and other industry news in our daily wrapup.