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Fretting over Fannie and Freddie: Investors nervously await action to help mortgage giants
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
WASHINGTON Acting to prevent a severe disruption of the mortgage market, the federal government stepped in Sunday with plans for a sweeping aid package designed to bolster confidence in battered home-loan giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (article 24) The plan calls on Congress to expand the companies' access to credit and allow the Treasury to buy shares in the companies if needed. (article 26) There were encouraging signs Monday for the rescue plan, but also signs of concern - notably on Wall Street, where shares of the two companies slumped further - that the plan won't be enough. (article 6) While the companies say they have adequate access to capital, the government's effort to help the companies is designed to reassure investors who have grown nervous about further fallout from the nearly year-old credit crisis. (article 42) As the Bush administration scrambles to address the sudden decline of the country's two largest mortgage finance companies, some of their longtime critics say the crisis has been building for years. (article 15) WASHINGTON - A day that began with a stomach-churning drop in stock prices for the two largest mortgage finance companies ended with a measure of relief, after government officials and lawmakers managed to calm investors worried about the health of the two companies. (article 25)

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    • Story keywords
    Freddie, Fannie, mortgage, companies, Mac

    Source articles
    1. Stocks decline as worries about financials persist (boston.com, 07/14/2008, 467 words)
    2. When faith is frayed (L.A. Times, 07/12/2008, 977 words)
    3. Government not expected to help more companies (Washington Post, 07/14/2008, 550 words)
    4. CNNMoney.com Market Report (money.cnn.com, 07/14/2008, 1253 words)
    5. If they go belly up, we all will have to pony up (boston.com, 07/15/2008, 455 words)
    6. Fannie-Freddie rescues could cost taxpayers (msnbc.msn.com, 07/14/2008, 818 words)
    7. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two mortgage lending g... (baltimoresun.com, 07/13/2008, 313 words)
    8. Federal Reserve (The Fed) Latest News from LA Times and the Web (topics.latimes.com, 07/15/2008, 399 words)
    9. ABC News: Could Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Be Next? (ABCNews, 07/12/2008, 376 words)
    10. Key US mortgage lender collapses (BBC News, 07/13/2008, 572 words)
    11. Fannie-Freddie lifeline puts taxpayers on the hook (boston.com, 07/14/2008, 677 words)
    12. Rescue plan for US mortgage giants (ft.com, 07/13/2008, 507 words)
    13. Pledge fails to lift cloud over Fannie, Freddie (Washington Post, 07/14/2008, 856 words)
    14. Fretting over Fannie and Freddie: Investors nervously await action to help mortgage giants (L.A. Times, 07/14/2008, 883 words)
    15. Protected by Washington, Companies Ballooned (nytimes.com, 07/13/2008, 1497 words)
    16. Fannie, Freddie and You (nytimes.com, 07/14/2008, 780 words)
    17. Fannie and Freddie: A Run on the Bank? (Washington Post, 07/14/2008, 878 words)
    18. Priority is to prevent crisis of liquidity (ft.com, 07/15/2008, 894 words)
    19. ABC News: Fannie and Freddie Plan Minimally Mitigates Market Panic (ABCNews, 07/14/2008, 344 words)
    20. Putting Their Houses in Order (nytimes.com, 07/12/2008, 774 words)
    21. US tries to rescue mortgage giants (boston.com, 07/14/2008, 1058 words)
    22. Treasury Acts to Shore Up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (nytimes.com, 07/14/2008, 1490 words)
    23. Bush Offers Plan to Save Fannie, Freddie (nytimes.com, 07/14/2008, 897 words)
    24. U.S. offers plan to steady Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (L.A. Times, 07/14/2008, 820 words)
    25. Worst Fears Ease, for Now, on Mortgage Giants (nytimes.com, 07/12/2008, 870 words)
    26. US moves to bolster lending firms (BBC News, 07/14/2008, 652 words)
    27. U.S. spells out Freddie-Fannie backstop plan (L.A. Times, 07/13/2008, 307 words)
    28. FOXNEWS.COM HOME > BUSINESS (FOX News, 07/14/2008, 1010 words)
    29. U.S. to Fannie, Freddie: we've got your back :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Business (suntimes.com, 07/14/2008, 416 words)
    30. The Future of Fannie and Freddie (nytimes.com, 07/15/2008, 544 words)
    31. About Fannie and Freddie (nytimes.com, 07/12/2008, 426 words)
    32. The Boston Globe (boston.com, 07/15/2008, 792 words)
    33. How Fallout Could Affect Main Street (nytimes.com, 07/12/2008, 1132 words)
    34. Fannie And Freddie: Fear Behind Fall? (ABCNews, 07/14/2008, 658 words)
    35. Government as the Big Lender (nytimes.com, 07/14/2008, 807 words)
    36. Fannie, Freddie rise after dive a day earlier (Washington Post, 07/14/2008, 437 words)
    37. Obama says U.S. must maintain capital flows to housing (Washington Post, 07/13/2008, 225 words)
    38. Rescue of Fannie, Freddie calms markets for now (Washington Post, 07/14/2008, 355 words)
    39. Rescue of Fannie, Freddie calms markets for now (Washington Post, 07/14/2008, 458 words)
    40. Rescue of Fannie, Freddie calms markets for now (Washington Post, 07/13/2008, 268 words)
    41. Rescue of Fannie, Freddie calms markets for now (Washington Post, 07/13/2008, 242 words)
    42. Stocks decline as worries about financials persist (Washington Post, 07/14/2008, 343 words)
    43. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac debt yield spreads fall on rescue plan (L.A. Times, 07/14/2008, 420 words)
    44. Loan woes eroding confidence (boston.com, 07/15/2008, 775 words)
    45. The importance of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (BBC News, 07/14/2008, 487 words)
    46. Canadian economy, housing, forestry to benefit from help for US mortgage giants (cbc.ca, 07/14/2008, 521 words)
    47. Senate passes mortgage rescue plan (Washington Post, 07/14/2008, 851 words)
    48. By Large Margin, Senate Votes to Help Homeowners and Overhaul Loan Agencies (nytimes.com, 07/12/2008, 729 words)
    49. Fannie, Freddie rescue pushes housing aid (Washington Post, 07/13/2008, 491 words)
    50. Scramble Led to Rescue Plan on Mortgages (nytimes.com, 07/15/2008, 1685 words)
    51. Fannie, Freddie rescue pushes housing aid (Washington Post, 07/13/2008, 360 words)



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