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Bankers' Association Urges Fannie/Freddie Be Shut Down

 
 
Reply Sat 11 Sep, 2010 06:05 pm
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2010/09/08/bankers-urge-govt-pull-plug-fannie-freddie/

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal government should take mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac off life support sooner rather than later, the Mortgage Bankers Association urged Wednesday.

The bankers said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should move beyond the "conservatorship" that started two years ago and be placed "receivership."...

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Reply Sat 11 Sep, 2010 06:08 pm
@gungasnake,
gungasnake wrote:

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal government should take mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac off life support sooner rather than later, the Mortgage Bankers Association urged Wednesday.

The bankers said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should move beyond the "conservatorship" that started two years ago and be placed "receivership."...




Ask yourself why the banks would want this to happen. Greedy and uncontrolled banks caused the economic downturn. Looks like nothing has changed
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Reply Sat 11 Sep, 2010 06:43 pm
@dadpad,
How about this: Shut down Freddie and Fannie AND implement Ellen Brown's recommendations regarding the creation of money, fractional reserve banking and all the rest, including a 100% reserve requirement, the elimination of derivatives, short selling, and all the rest. I don't have any love for bankers...

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