D.C. Stribling
Freddie Mac Asks for More Federal Funds as Fate of GSEs Discussed in Washington
Freddie Mac’s request for $1.8 billion to sustain its reserves through the next quarter may have followed on sister Fannie Mae’s bid for its own fresh multibillion-dollar infusion, but in the scheme of things it amounts to barely a drop in the bailout bucket.
Economy Watch: V-Shape Recovery Flattened Out by Unusual Uncertainty
No one’s predicting a V-shaped recovery anymore–unless they’re saying the right half of the V has been run over by a truck.
Economy Watch: Fannie Mae Hits Up Uncle Sam Because of 2Q Loss
Fannie Mae returned to the U.S. Treasury on Thursday, hat in hand, asking for $1.5 billion in the wake of its net loss of $3.1 billion, or 55 cents a share, during the second quarter. Essentially, it was asking for its latest dividend back.
Economy Watch: Firing Level Low, but Hiring Level Not High
Jobs, jobs, jobs. On Tuesday, Chicago-based Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. said that job-cut announcements in July rose 6 percent from June. It was the third month in a row that planned firings went up. The heaviest cutters these days are public and nonprofit entities, not private employers.
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