Freddie Mac Reports Another Quarterly Loss
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Rising interest rates hurt the value of hedges it holds to protect profits on its mortgage portfolio.
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Mortgage rates dropped this week amid a still struggling economy, according to surveys conducted by mortgage buyer Freddie Mac and Bankrate.
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Capital One Financial Corp,  a credit card issuer and banking company, posted a third quarter net loss, hurt by charges from shutting down its GreenPoint Mortgage business.
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With housing woes weighing it down, the furniture maker swings to a loss for the quarter.
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Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac (FRE.N) on Wednesday said it may face civil action from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for possible violations of securities laws.
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The bank posted a fourth-quarter loss of $11.28 billion, and a loss for the entire year, besieged by investments in U.S. subprime mortgages. It said it expected more problems in 2008.
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Countrywide Financial Corp , the battered mortgage lender being acquired by Bank of America Corp , posted a $421.9 million fourth-quarter loss on Tuesday, hurt by mounting defaults in a sinking housing market.
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Freddie Mac , the nation&#39;s  second-largest source of home loan funding, said on Thursday  its second-quarter net income fell 45 percent from a year  earlier as more borrowers defaulted on their loans.
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Securities regulators told Freddie Mac yesterday that they are considering bringing civil charges against the mortgage giant for allegedly manipulating its reported earnings, Freddie Mac confirmed.
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Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week to their lowest levels since January, according to a report released today, but the chief economist for government-backed mortgage company Freddie Mac said rates may soon be heading back up.
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The discount brokerage posted a larger-than-expected quarterly loss after a $2.2 billion charge related to the sale of its asset-backed securities portfolio.
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Mortgage rates declined for the second consecutive week, boosting the outlook for new- and existing-home sales, according to Freddie Mac weekly mortgage survey.
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Freddie Mac FRE.N, the No. 2 U.S.  mortgage finance company, on Wednesday said it may face civil  action from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for  possible violations of securities laws.
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Capital One Financial of McLean posted its first quarterly loss ever, from the expense of shutting down its mortgage lender, and warned of additional challenges in the credit card and auto finance businesses.
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Student lending company Sallie Mae posted a fourth-quarter loss on Wednesday, citing higher provisions for loan losses due to the weakening credit markets.
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Morgan Stanley , the second-largest U.S. investment bank, on Wednesday posted a fourth-quarter loss after recording bigger-than-expected write-downs on assets hit by the credit crunch, and said it sold a $5 billion stake to China Investment Corp to boost capital.
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Bear Stearns Cos Inc  on  Thursday reported its first quarterly loss in the company's  history, capping a fiscal year when the fifth-largest U.S.  investment bank took a beating on bad bets on risky subprime  mortgages.