Finance / FRE (FREDDIE MAC)

Freddie Mac could lose $20-$40 billion in 2009: Friedman (Reuters) – Freddie Mac (FRE.P) could post losses totaling $20 billion to $40 billion in 2009, hurt by higher credit costs and write-downs in mortgage assets, an analyst at Friedman Billings Ramsey said. As a result of the losses, the Treasury will have to infuse $30 billion to $50 billion in 2009, and postpone any thoughts of spinning the ...

Here's a VERY optimistic report: FREddie Mac could lose $20-$40 billion in 2009: Friedman Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:25am EST (Reuters) - Freddie Mac (FRE.P: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) could post losses totaling $20 billion to $40 billion in 2009, hurt by higher credit costs and write-downs in mortgage assets, an analyst at Friedman Billings Ramsey said. As a result of the losses, the Treasury...

The part that bothers me about FRE is in bold print. NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Freddie Mac (FRE) may need more government assistance than the $13.8 billion it requested Friday - up to $50 billion worth by the end of next year, an influential analyst said Monday. Paul Miller of FBR Capital Markets told clients in a research note that Freddie's losses from elevated credit costs and asset write-downs ...

MSN article - > > > SuperModels11/14/2008 12:01 AM ET Welcome to the New Ickonomy Today's mutation of economic malaise is so virulent that it deserves its own name. The damage has flooded through all industries, regions, and asset and economic classes. By Jon Markman This just in: The folks who told you last year that there would be no recession, and early this year were saying there might be a ...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081117/bs_nm/us_fredd iemac... (Reuters) – Freddie Mac (FRE.P) could post losses totaling $20 billion to $40 billion in 2009, hurt by higher credit costs and write-downs in mortgage assets, an analyst at Friedman Billings Ramsey said. As a result of the losses, the Treasury will have to infuse $30 billion to $50 billion in 2009, and postpone any thoughts of ...

NYSE kills sub-penny halt rule, re-list 91 stocks * NYSE to relist 91 stocks, including Fannie, Freddie * Stocks below $1.05 will no longer go to Arca * NYSE to round sub-penny quotes to nearest penny NEW YORK, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange will no longer halt trading in stocks that fall below $1.05, allowing the exchange to relist some 91 securities, including U.S. mortgage ...

Posted by: Phisherman Date: Friday, November 14, 2008 2:27:47 PM In reply to: None Post # of 1900 NYSE kills sub-penny halt rule, re-list 91 stocks 11/14 10:43 AM * NYSE to relist 91 stocks, including Fannie, Freddie * Stocks below $1.05 will no longer go to Arca * NYSE to round sub-penny quotes to nearest penny NEW YORK, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange will no longer halt trading ...

  Recs: 6 GE under siege   For years GE Capital's profits powered its parent's earnings and helped finance its vast array of businesses. Now GE's biggest asset has turned into a liability that puts the future of the entire company at risk. By Geoffrey Colvin , senior editor at large, and Katie Benner , writer Last Updated: October 15, 2008: 10:27 AM ET...

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&am p;sid=aN4_hj6Tph6c&refer=us Freddie, JPMorgan in Dispute Over Bad WaMu Loans (Update4) By Jody Shenn Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Freddie Mac and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are in a dispute over bad mortgages sold by Washington Mutual Inc. that may strip JPMorgan of millions of dollars in fees. JPMorgan, which took over Washington Mutual's assets after the thrift...

Weak Retail Numbers, Corporate Woes Send Stock Indexes To 4th Loss In 5 Days BY JONAH KERI Posted 11/14/2008 Stocks dropped for the fourth time in five sessions Friday, capping a hectic and mostly negative week on Wall Street. The Nasdaq sank 5%. The NYSE composite shed 4.6%, the S&P 500 4.2%, the Dow industrials 3.8%. Small caps fared worst, as the S&P 600 tumbled 6.5%. Volume slid 25% on the ...