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Interesting Article from The Economist
http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2764337
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FANNIE & FREDDIE THREATEN ECONOMY
Six years ago, the failure of the giant hedge fund Long Term Capital Management (LTCM) could have seriously damaged the U.S. economy. If it had not been for quick and massive intervention by the Federal Reserve Bank of NY, the nearly $100 billion LTCM loss would still be taking its toll. Unfortunately, a much more serious threat than LTCM now looms over our economy—and not even the Fed may be able to fix it. Fannie Mae (formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) and its sister organization, Freddie Mac (the Federal National Mortgage Association) have doubled their debt in just the last five years to some $2 trillion. Much of that debt is at risk.
http://www.howestreet.com/story.php?ArticleId=461
http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2764337
If you liked that this is good too:
FANNIE & FREDDIE THREATEN ECONOMY
Six years ago, the failure of the giant hedge fund Long Term Capital Management (LTCM) could have seriously damaged the U.S. economy. If it had not been for quick and massive intervention by the Federal Reserve Bank of NY, the nearly $100 billion LTCM loss would still be taking its toll. Unfortunately, a much more serious threat than LTCM now looms over our economy—and not even the Fed may be able to fix it. Fannie Mae (formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) and its sister organization, Freddie Mac (the Federal National Mortgage Association) have doubled their debt in just the last five years to some $2 trillion. Much of that debt is at risk.
http://www.howestreet.com/story.php?ArticleId=461
