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Regulators change tune, bail out AIG

September 17, 2008 — 9:10am ET | By Jim Kim
Lehman Brothers wasn't worth any public money. But AIG? Well, that's another story. After the Bear Stearns, Fannie Mae and Freddie bailouts, people applauded when Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson... Read more...

Bill Gross wins big on Fannie, Freddie

September 10, 2008 — 9:21pm ET | By Jim Kim
The credit crunch has been cruel to some fund managers, notably Bill Miller of Legg Mason, who kept on buying as financial stocks kept on tanking. On the other hand, Bill Gross of on-fire Pimco, went... Read more...

Who's next to crater? WaMu?

September 10, 2008 — 9:20pm ET | By Jim Kim
The spotlight shifted a bit from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac right back to Lehman Brothers, leaving little room for others. But the New York Times managed to squeeze in Washington Mutual, whose stock... Read more...

Regional banks at risk due to GSE preferred stock

September 9, 2008 — 11:13am ET | By Jim Kim
The bailout of Fannie and Freddie has been a rank disaster for common shareholders of the two companies. They are clearly the big losers. The preferred shares are not as widely owned, but regional... Read more...

Opportunity costs high for Morgan Stanley in GSE project

September 9, 2008 — 11:12am ET | By Jim Kim
We've discussed Morgan Stanley's behind the scenes role in the bailout of Fannie and Freddie. You've no doubt heard that Morgan Stanley stars Bob Scully and Ruth Porat headed a team of 39 executives... Read more...

The rise of a new Fannie, Freddie?

September 9, 2008 — 7:56am ET | By Jim Kim
For all the mismanagement that plagued the GSEs, they really did what they were supposed to. They expanded homeownership in America. And by moving into subprimes and other non-prime loans, they ended... Read more...

Wall Street, the final blow to Freddie

September 8, 2008 — 7:51am ET | By Jim Kim
We've discussed the role of Morgan Stanley in the meltdown of Fannie and Freddie. The firm advised Henry Paulson, and in some sense helped cement the Secretary's decision to sound the death knell for... Read more...

Winners and losers in the Fannie, Freddie mess

September 8, 2008 — 7:50am ET | By Jim Kim
The news of the federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac spells really bad news for value investors--notably Bill Miller, who just couldn't believe that a beaten down stock wouldn't bounce... Read more...

Morgan Stanley finding leads to Fannie, Freddie drama

September 7, 2008 — 9:01am ET | By Jim Kim
Morgan Stanley was the low bidder in the Treasury's auction to find a top Wall Street adviser on GSE-related issues. It ended up making a stunning discovery: Freddie Mac's capital position was worse... Read more...

Morgan Stanley on the Fannie, Freddie hot seat

August 28, 2008 — 1:36pm ET | By Jim Kim
We tend to think of Goldman Sachs as the firm with the most influence in Washington, given the many former execs that have ended up in high... Read more...
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