A Seismic Shift Under the House of Fannie Mae
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Unlike recent financial scandals, issues raised by Fannie Mae's regulators pertain to unwieldy accounting rules that are open to widely divergent interpretations.
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In the wake of the subprime mortgage meltdown, traditional financial institutions have tightened up on who gets to borrow money. But some people are still finding ways to borrow what they need, thanks to another area of lending that is booming.
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EVEN MORTGAGE lenders cannot get their arms around the dramatic changes in the industry over the past several months. The fall of the subprime mortgage market and the subsequent resetting of underwriting guidelines, increases in foreclosure filings, and consumer anxiety have been dramatic to both borrower and lender alike.
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Comings and goings in the financial industry.
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Description: Fannie Mae, the nation&#39;s largest source of financing for home mortgages, faces accusations of pervasive accounting problems.
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REITs are getting pummeled, and it's time to start paying attention.
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Throughout the tumult of the past several years, there was one aspect of Fannie Mae culture that seemed to hold steady.
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The fallout from allegations of serious accounting problems at Fannie Mae has rattled investors and could even bump up mortgage rates down the road.
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Stock jumps despite revelation of $5.5B mortgage-related writedowns.
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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.
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Corporate spin can be a powerful thing. Just ask Fannie Mae&#39;s investors. They spent the last year hearing the mortgage giant&#39;s chief executive Franklin D. Raines continually
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More than $1 trillion in U.S. home mortgages have interest rates that will adjust up sharply next year, which could squeeze some owners out of their most important investment.
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Because Fannie Mae&#39;s board of directors allowed CEO Franklin Raines to &quot;retire&quot; and chief financial officer Timothy Howard to resign late Wednesday, the Office of Federal Housing
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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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After surviving an accounting scandle, Fannie Mae can handle housing's hurting.
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(CBS/AP) Fannie Mae, the nation&#39;s second largest financial institution, forced out two top executives as it struggles to deal with an accounting scandal which will likely force it to wipe out $9 billion in profits over the past four years.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Fannie Mae is turning its focus to shoring up its capital levels Wednesday after two of its top executives left the company under pressure following an accounting scandal.