Why hasn't Waxmen called Freddie and Fanny to appear infront of congress? Take note, Freddie and Fanny have yet to pay back a single penny from the first bailout. Something else, what about this talk of too big to fail? I guess Fanny and Freddie padded too many pockets to get threats of being broke up.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpu...deral-aid.html
ABC News'
Matthew Jaffe reports:
Government-backed
mortgage giant Freddie Mac today asked for $10.6 billion in additional federal aid after
reporting a loss of $8 billion in the first three months of this year.
To date Freddie Mac has been provided with around $51 billion in government funds. The new aid would bring the total assistance to the
lender to over $61 billion.
Late last year the Treasury Department essentially agreed to provide a blank check to Freddie Mac and fellow government-backed lender Fannie Mae when the agency controversially removed the cap on federal support for the
lenders.
Republicans have blasted the administration for that move, as well as for not putting forth a plan to overhaul the government-sponsored enterprises. Thus far the administration’s only action has been the April 14 release of a series of questions for public comment on what to do with the mortgage giants.
In addition, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has acknowledged that the government expects to suffer “very substantial losses” on its investments in the lenders, with recent estimates ranging around a minimum of $85 billion.
- Matthew Jaffe
Where is Waxmen? Freddie and Fanny ask for 10 billion more.
