Fannie Mae Supports New Regulatory Bill
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The company, which has long fought legislative efforts to limit its powers, is hoping the strategy will put them in a stronger position to bargain over crucial details with the  government.
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Wednesday's disclosure that government regulators have raised safety and soundness questions about mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae has given new ammunition to critics of the company and its sister firm, Freddie Mac.
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US mortgage finance company Fannie Mae on Friday said it would make public information about some securities it issues to comply with new Securities and Exchange Information rules.
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The federal regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Friday said growth limits placed on the two biggest providers of money for U.S. residential mortgages may be lifted as early as February.
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The US Congress approved a $145 billion bill providing new corporate tax breaks and a buyout for tobacco farmers as part of legislation that eliminates an export tax credit ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization.
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WASHINGTON Fannie Mae promised Monday to take sweeping action after its regulator found accounting problems, vowing to increase the mortgage giant&#39;s capital, recalculate key transactions back to 2001 and tighten internal controls.
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Fannie Mae, facing questions about its accounting similar to those that shook up Freddie Mac last year, has agreed to changes that will bring it in compliance with accounting standards.
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Legislation to tighten federal oversight of the two biggest buyers of home mortgages, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, cleared the House yesterday.
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The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will propose an easing of rules that will require Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Freddie Mac (FRE.
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Fannie Mae, the US largest government-ruled mortgage lender, sees the continuation of the investigation on possible accounting violations and possible next weekâs testimony of its former employee at a Congressional hearing.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on Thursday they are open to letting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy more troubled home loans if the companies control risk and agree to tougher oversight.
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Federal regulators on Tuesday  allowed U.S. mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac  to buy larger individual mortgages next year following a jump  in home prices, a move that would lower borrowing costs for  buyers of more expensive homes.
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Embattled mortgage finance company  Fannie Mae FNM.N agreed to keep billions of dollars more in  cash on hand while it corrects accounting problems, its  government regulator said on Monday.
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The Senate on Friday overwhelmingly  passed legislation to expand the nation's largest federal  homeownership program in a move that could help struggling  subprime borrowers avoid foreclosure.
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Fannie Mae, US largest mortgage provider, has announced Thursday that its regulator approved a December preferred stock dividend that could assist shore up the mortgage leader&#39;s capital levels.
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Congress approved an economic stimulus package. The Treasury Department pressed lenders to reset mortgage rates for millions of troubled homeowners. And New York's insurance regulator is attempting to bail out a critical sector of the industry.
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Turmoil at Fannie Mae calls for a stronger, more exacting regulatory hand, but the zeal for reform should not eclipse the financial institution&#39;s singular mission: providing low- and moderate-income Americans with entree into home ownership.