Fannie + Freddie = Frannie ?
Hmmmm . . take two poorly run, debt laden GSEs . . . Merge them . . . What do you get ? One giant, poorly run, debt laden, GSE. Its...
The Federal Reserve & Moral Hazard
Harvey Rosenblum, 38 Year veteran of the Fed, and now head of Research of the Dallas Fed. click for video > The Money Quote is: ...
The Big Freddie Mac
Today’s guest post is from Rob, the founder of Business Pundit, now with Capitalist Banter: McDonald’s Corp. held a press...
His Name is Mudd
"In 2006 and early 2007, the industry, many analysts and market observers were generally not predicting a downturn in the housing...
Paulson Playing Chicken With Markets: Guess Who Will Win? (GSE...
Guest post today, by Yves Smith of naked capitalism: James Carville, Clinton strategist, said, I used to think if there was...
Fannie & Freddie & Peter Pan Paulson
Nice earnings this quarter; Don’t gloat — you are on the hook for the shrtfall!
Protest at the Fed
While we are sitting around waiting for the widely anticipated stand pat 2:15 FOMC Fed statement, here are some interesting photos of a...
Poole: Save Fannie/Freddie, Then Dismantle Them
Its actually kind of ironic: Two Fed Governors warn Federal Reserve Chief Alan Greenspan about major problems — and are promptly...