Planet Money Fannie Mae Needs Another $8.4 Billion May 10, 2010 Also: The latest on Goldman Sachs, Moody's and stock-market circuit breakers.
Planet Money America's Pet Platypus Needs Another $10.6 Billion May 6, 2010 Toxie, Planet Money's pet toxic asset, may not have been the savviest investment. But at least our exposure is capped at $1,000.
Planet Money Fannie Mae Is Still A Platypus March 5, 2010 The weird status of Fannie and Freddie came up again today.
Neither fish nor fowl. Nicole Duplaix/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nicole Duplaix/Getty Images Planet Money Why Fannie Mae Is Like A Platypus February 25, 2010 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke recently compared Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to a platypus. Here's what he means, and why it may be cause for concern.
Planet Money Flashback: Listener Calls Fannie/Freddie Rescue 'Thievery.' Davidson Says Heck No September 8, 2009 On the anniversary of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collapse, we remember the response Adam Davidson gave a shareholder who says she'd been done wrong. Davidson told her that if this is thievery, she'd had a hand in committing it.
Planet Money It's Been A Year Since The Economy Exploded. Are You Okay? September 8, 2009 On Sept. 7, 2009, the U.S. federal government announced it was taking over the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It's been a heck of a year since then.
Planet Money Fannie, Freddie Come Full Circle October 20, 2008 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac find a new line of work. They're bidding to manage the home loans Treasury would buy from banks as it soaks up bad mortgage bets.
Blog Of The Nation Fannie, Freddie, And You September 9, 2008 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were deemed too big to fail... who's going to pay for it, and what does it say about the US economy? Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94418983/94420608" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Blog Of The Nation Ms. Mae and Mr. Mac July 14, 2008 Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and a government bailout -- the who, what, why, when and where of it all.