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• How Did Paul Krugman Get It So Wrong? (Nobel Laureate Missed the Fannie and Freddie Debacle)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 163
  In July 2008 Nobel laureate Paul Krugman wrote that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) "didnt do any subprime lending, because they cant: the definition of a subprime loan is precisely a loan that doesnt meet the requirement, imposed by law, that Fannie and Freddie buy only mortgages issued to borrowers who made ...
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• What if mortgage insurers fail?

  
  Mortgage Insider — Authority: 578
  I haven’t seen much written lately about the state of mortgage insurance companies, the firms that provide lenders protection against loss when borrowers put down less than 20% to buy a home. So I noted with interest a news brief on National Mortgage News that reported on Freddie Mac saying in a public filing if ...
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• The Worlds Most Important Trading Desk Is Not At Goldman, But Is On The 9th Floor Of 33 Liberty Street

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 761
  Even though our good Samaritan friends at One New York Plaza may take offense to this designation, the trading desk that controls the formerly free world is not located anywhere on the premises of Goldman Sachs, but is instead situated on the 9th floor of 33 Liberty Street, also known as the home New York Fed. From a ...
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• Pacquiao off to Las Vegas for training windup

  
  Pinoyweb — Authority: 135
  HOLLYWOOD – The bright lights of Las Vegas await boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao, who is expected to arrive in “Sin City" on Monday night (Tuesday morning in Manila). The 30-year-old boxing superstar is scheduled to travel to Vegas Monday in what should be a super-busy timetable for him. An hour roadwork ...
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• Box Office Breakdown: Christmas Carol Wins, Precious Soars

  
  FilmCrunch — Authority: 480
  We’re still weeks away from Thanksgiving, but theatergoers already have Christmas on their minds. Disney’s A Christmas Carol , the umpteenth version of the Charles Dickens tale, brought the story back to life with a visual rendition. Robert Zemeckis’ latest holiday creation earned over $30 million, surpassing ...
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• The financial institutions (and assets) got troubled or bankrupt inthe PAST 2 WEEKS - The Latest Casualty Count

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 449
  Just a short list about the financial institutions (and assets) got troubled or bankrupt inthe PAST 2 WEEKS. This is not about community banks, or little companies anymore. Companies with assets > 10B are not small. Capmark($20B) CIT ($70B) U.S. Bank, NA, of Minneapolis ($19B) GMAC ($187B) United Commercial Bank ...
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• So, $5 Billion doesn’t require a Bailout?

  
  tvanderwell on SmartHippo.com — Authority: 439
  Okay, this is interesting….. Fannie Mae announces a $19 Billion loss and says, “We need $15 Billion” from Uncle Sam. Freddie Mac announces a $5 Billion loss and says, “Nah, we think we’ve got enough cash.” Color me skeptical….. Tom Vanderwell Freddie Says More Treasury Funds Unnecessary After ...
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• Will Manny Pacquiao v Miguel Cotto be another Hagler-Hearns ?

  
  Telegraph.co.uk Sport Blog — Authority: 579
  Could Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto recreate 8 minutes of ring mayhem as Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns did 24 years ago ?Promoter Bob Arum thinks it is possible.Hagler v  Hearns, at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, in April 1985, is regarded by many as the most exciting eight minutes in fight history, with Hagler ...
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• Cotto May Have to Bleed to Succeed

  
  Back Porch FanHouse — Authority: 172
  by Lem Satterfield Filed under: WBA , WBC , IBF , WBO , HBO As sure as he knows hell be at ringside delivering his commentary on Saturday night at the MGM Grand, HBOs Jim Lampley is equally certain that Miguel Cotto is going to shed blood against Manny Pacquiao . "Of course, [Cottos] going to bleed in ...
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• Sarah Michelle Gellar Explains Away Her Baby Delay

  
  YourTango | The Latest Smart Talk About Love — Authority: 581
  Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. have been together for ten years but only had a baby this year. Evidently, it was by design. Per an interview with People the former Buffy The Vampire Slayer star couldnt be happier with the way things have panned out as they gave birth to a Charlotte Grace Prinze in ...
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• LibertyWeek 68: Take from the Rich, Give to Yourself

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 633
  Your host Richard Morrison teams up with Jeremy Lott and Josh Barro to bring you Episode 68 of the LibertyWeek podcast . We start with Saturday night’s healthcare vote in the House, Freddie Mac’s losing bets and a gift card scandal in Charm City. We then move on to Andrew Cuomo’s attack on Intel in New York and ...
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• Manny Pacquiao Loves Thai Food

  
  Back Porch FanHouse — Authority: 172
  by Elie Seckbach Filed under: Boxing Video , FanHouse Exclusive Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Manny Pacquiao eats Thai food when hes training. In this FanHouse exclusive, we visit Pacquios favorite ...
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• A Letter to Congress & the POTUS

  
  The Bull Speaks! — Authority: 110
  To the Congress & Mr. Obama:Let’s take a moment to review your record BEFORE you come to “We the People” for yet another round of corn-holing, ok?The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775 – you have had 234 years to get it right; it is broke.Social Security was established in 1935 – you have [...]
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• Ballin’ With Manny Pacquiao

  
  Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers — Authority: 668
  If you haven’t been watching HBO’s reality series “24/7 Pacquiao/Cotto,” you’ve been missing out. Chronicling the preparations and back stories of both fighters as they train for their November 14th showdown, the four-episode series has been great. Check out this clip as Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie ...
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• Fed Opposed by Left and Right

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 740
  On its front page today, the Washington Times reports that expanded powers for the Federal Reserve are being opposed by “odd allies.”  The Fed’s imperial over-reach for additional regulatory powers is being opposed by Democrats and Republicans, and liberals and conservatives alike.  As well it should ...
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• So, $5 Billion doesn’t require a Bailout?

  
  Straight Talk About Mortgages and Real Estate — Authority: 543
  Okay, this is interesting….. Fannie Mae announces a $19 Billion loss and says, “We need $15 Billion” from Uncle Sam. Freddie Mac announces a $5 Billion loss and says, “Nah, we think we’ve got enough cash.” Color me skeptical….. Tom Vanderwell Freddie Says More Treasury Funds Unnecessary After ...
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• Fannie Mae Lives! Kind Of

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 139
  ProPublica’s Paul Kiel blogs that the Treasury Dept. quietly announced Friday afternoon that it was providing another $15 billion in its bailout of now wholly government-owned mortgage financier Fannie Mae. Fannie Mae has received a total of $60 billion in taxpayer bailout money, while its sister company, Freddie ...
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• US mortgage giant Freddie Mac bears loss of $5 billion

  
  The Business Time — Authority: 125
  (PTI): US mortgage giant Freddie Mac says its third-quarter loss has stood at $5 billion due to a prolonged deterioration in the housing market.Freddie Mac, the second largest provider of US residential mortgage funding, says it posted a net loss of $5 billion and paid a dividend of $1.3 billion to the US Treasury in ...
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• Stuyvesant Town In Effective Default, As Loan Moved To Special Servicing; Mezz Lenders SL Green And Fortress Wiped Out

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 761
  Look for the next batch of CRE numbers to be the worst ever as Tishman and BlackRock move the loan backing Stuyvesant Town to special servicing, in essence throwing in the towel, and pushing the affordable home complex into default. According to Fitch the propertys worth has plunged from $3 to $1.8 billion. This means ...
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• The Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter News Pick-ups: Freddie Mac …

  
  Mortgage online — Authority: 158
  Mortgage giant Freddie Mac (FRE: 1.23 0.00%) posted a $5bn net loss in Q309 at $10.4bn net worth as of September 30. Unlike sister GSE Fannie Mae (FNM: 1.04 0.00%), Freddie said it would not require additional Treasury Department funds ...
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