Monday, December 19, 2011

LAW - Fannie, Freddie Civil Fraud Update

"Former Fannie, Freddie Officials Face 'Significant' Fraud, Lying Charges" PBS Newshour 12/16/2011

Excerpt

JUDY WOODRUFF (Newshour): The people who were running two mortgage giants when the housing bubble burst were formally accused today of civil fraud. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit naming six former executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The six were accused of lying about how deeply Fannie and Freddie had invested in securities backed by risky home mortgages.

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