Margaret Chadbourn
Recent Stories By Margaret Chadbourn:
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Fannie, Freddie shareholders lobby against U.S. housing reform billApril 9, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of investors in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Wednesday launched an effort to stop Congress from moving ahead with a U.S. housing finance reform bill, arguing it...
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Bank of America to pay $9.3 billion to settle mortgage bond claimsMarch 26, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank of America agreed to pay $9.3 billion to settle claims that it sold Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac faulty mortgage bonds, helping the bank to end one of the largest legal...
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U.S. housing recovery uneven across markets, study findsFebruary 26, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. housing sector is likely to experience an uneven recovery over the next five years, with some local markets bouncing back faster than others, according to a study...
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Fannie Mae profits push taxpayers into black on housing bailoutFebruary 21, 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fannie Mae said on Friday it would soon send the U.S. Treasury a dividend of $7.2 billion that will make taxpayers whole for the 2008 bailout of the mortgage-financing giant...
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Embattled N.J. Governor Christie faces probe over Sandy fundsJanuary 13, 2014
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. investigators are looking into whether embattled New Jersey Governor Chris Christie misused about $2 million in Superstorm Sandy relief funds for an ad campaign...
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New housing regulator to delay Fannie, Freddie mortgage fee hikesDecember 21, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressman Mel Watt, the incoming director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said he plans to delay the increase in fees on government-backed loans that the agency...
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Troubled HealthCare.gov to switch website hosting to HPNovember 27, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The agency in charge of the troubled HealthCare.gov website said on Wednesday is it switching providers of Web hosting services, the latest change for the website at the heart...
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Yellen Sails Through Senate Banking CommitteeNovember 21, 2013
The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday approved Janet Yellen's nomination to become the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, sending it to the full Senate for a final vote. If she is confirmed...
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Yellen clears first Senate hurdle to become next Fed chairNovember 21, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday approved Janet Yellen's nomination to become the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, sending it to the full Senate for a final...
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Yellen takes big step toward becoming next Fed chairNovember 21, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen moved closer on Thursday to becoming the first woman to lead the U.S. central bank after a Senate committee backed her nomination and...
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Taxpayers close to breaking even on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bailoutNovember 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Government-run Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, America's biggest providers of housing finance, will send $39.0 billion to the U.S. Treasury in December, leaving them within a hair...
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Senate Republicans block Obama nominee for housing postOctober 31, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked President Barack Obama's nominee to oversee mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, likely derailing his chances of securing...