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Stuck at zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
Steady as she goes! The US Federal Reserve maintained its course as it tries to guide the US economy out of stormy waters. There we have it Virginia, the much-awaited, much speculated US Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting produced nada. By ...

The light, the light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... forward as the trend in house sales continues. This too is backed up by the 1.7 per cent rise in the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) housing price index in January against expectations of a 0.9 per cent fall. The report showed that prices increased ...

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... sale of Government-owned assets, if any, will be used to retire the US federal debt and a portion set aside for a federal housing authority. The US Treasury secretary will coordinate with foreign financial authorities and central banks about establishing ...

Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... government sponsored enterprise (GSE) under conservatorship, and their operations regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FDHA). The details of the plan include: Access to loan facility secured against the GSE's assets. The US Treasury will ...

Saved by the Fed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... credit markets. After more than a month of deliberations, the Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will all take the lead role in ensuring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain operational and financially stable despite ...

FBI sting catches $2.4bn mortgage fraud

The US Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) swooped down Wall Street after charging more than 400 individuals for mortgage-related fraud and booked two ex-Bear Stearns hedge fund managers with conspiracy and securities fraud. ...
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