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Fannie Mae to pay U.S. $59.4 billion after record quarterly profit
WASHINGTON -- Bailed-out housing finance giant Fannie Mae said Thursday it would pay the U.S. government $59.4 billion after posting a record profit for the first three months of the year. The fortunes of the company, which is 80% owned by taxpayers...
Tags: Finance, Financial and Business Services, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Economy, Business and Finance
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Foreclosure-relief funds earmarked for California mostly unspent
A federal foreclosure-prevention effort that earmarked nearly $2 billion in taxpayer money to help troubled California homeowners has delivered only about one-sixth of that money in three years. But officials from the Keep Your Home California program...
Tags: Finance, Financial and Business Services, Mortgages, Foreclosures, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Keep Your Home California relief still slow but picking up steam
A federal foreclosure-prevention effort that earmarked nearly $2 billion to help troubled California homeowners has delivered only about one-sixth of those funds during its three years in existence. The pace of assistance is finally accelerating,...Tags: Finance, Financial and Business Services, Mortgages, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bank of America Corp.
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FHA may need $943-million bailout
WASHINGTON — The Federal Housing Administration helped stabilize the real estate market after the subprime bubble and lay the groundwork for the recovery — and now the bill for taxpayers might be coming due. The Obama administration's...
Tags: Finance, Real Estate, Mortgages, Marketing, Services and Shopping
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Rescued Fannie Mae posts record profit as housing market rebounds
WASHINGTON -- Bailed-out Fannie Mae on Tuesday reported a record $17.2 billion profit for 2012, driven by the housing-market recovery and a big settlement with Bank of America related to soured mortgages during the subprime boom. The housing finance...
Tags: Finance, Countrywide Financial Corp., Mortgages, Banking, Bank of America Corp.
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Message to Russian oligarchs: Your money's just as safe at home
It’s been a rough week for Russian oligarchs, with the apparent suicide of exiled Kremlin critic Boris Berezovsky as well as a Eurozone rescue of Cyprus expected to come largely at the expense of Russian high rollers who stashed their wealth in...
Tags: Brookings Institution, Finance, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Cyprus, Russia
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Cyprus scrambles to put together bailout package
ATHENS -- Racing against time and short on choices, Cyprus on Friday moved to vote on yet another bailout formula its government cobbled together to secure a $13-billion international lifeline that will keep its weak banks afloat and avert a devastating...
Tags: Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Finance, Politics, European Union, Nicos Anastasiades
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The Cyprus confusion
WASHINGTON -- Logically, what happens in Cyprus should stay in Cyprus. With a population of just over 1 million and an economy that's a mere 0.2 percent of the 17-nation eurozone, the country seems too small to matter on the world stage. Yet, that's where...Tags: Economic Indicator, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Angela Merkel, Finance, Banking
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Cyprus postpones vote on controversial bailout package
ATHENS – Cyprus’ parliament has pushed back debate of a controversial bailout that would force savers to pay a levy of up to nearly 10% on bank deposits in exchange for a $13-billion international aid package to avert a chaotic government...
Tags: Politics, European Union, West Bank, Cyprus, International Monetary Fund
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Treasury starts selling remaining General Motors stock
WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department has begun selling the rest of its stake in General Motors Co. as the government tries to end its bailout of the automaker in a little more than a year. Last month, the Treasury sold about $156.4 million worth of its...
Tags: General Motors Corp., Automotive Equipment, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Public-private partnerships have risks
Those enamored with the idea of public-private partnerships, such as the one being discussed for the Washington County Economic Development Commission, might pay close attention to the county’s ultimate public-private partnership: The one it...
Tags: Company Privatization, The Herald-Mail
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Somerset County municipalities learn how to apply for disaster relief funds
Daily American Staff WriterAlthough Hurricane Sandy's devastation was mild in Somerset County compared with the storm-ravaged Eastern Seaboard, federal assistance appears to be on the way for several local municipalities and agencies. Representatives from 12 local...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), FEMA, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Tom Corbett
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