Secondary markets

Forgiving Fannie Mae

Published April 03, 2013, 4:28 p.m. EDT

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After Fannie Mae reported this week that it recorded the highest ever fourth quarter and annual financial results in the company’s history during 2012, this was not positive news for Congress as it attempts to deconsolidate the agency. In the latest version of the National Real Estate Post, Brian Stevens and Frank Garay explain how a profitable and well run government-sponsored enterprise is not what Congress wants if they want to eliminate them. To watch the latest National Real Estate Post video, visit http://bit.ly/Z8Mdn0.

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