Banks Fear They Could Cover Freddie and Fannie Bailout

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The financial reform bill contains a “bank tax” creating a fund to cover the costs of a big financial firm’s collapse. Banks worry new changes mean the fund may have to cover any bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — who are staggering under problem loans from banks.

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Biz Brief: Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae Halted as FHFA Demands NYSE Delisting

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has directed Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to delist their common and preferred stock from the New York Stock Exchange and any other national exchange. Both companies’ shares have been halted pending the news.

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Daily Blogwatch: Nine Books You Must Read This Summer

James Altucher's Daily Blogwatch column

Among today’s top online stories for investors are World Cup players worth more than $25 million, four reasons to expect a recession, and why consumer confidence is nevertheless at its highest level in years. Plus, what to read before you volunteer to clean up the BP oil spill.

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Biz Brief: Abbott Licenses Potential Gynecological Drug from Neurocrine

Abbott Laboratories and Neurocrine Biosciences have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop and commercialize a potential gynecological treatment, elagolix. Elagolix, a potential oral drug, which has completed Phase IIb trials, is being developed for the treatment of endometriosis and uterine fibroids.

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Undercover Boss Chris McCann Learns How to Nurture 1-800-Flowers Employees

CBS’s hit reality show “Undercover Boss” often features down-and-out employees whose personal stories eclipse the real problems occurring within the company. At times, these episodes seem contrived, but Sunday’s episode, which featured Chris McCann, the president of 1-800 Flowers (FLWS), is the exception.

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Why Fannie Mae Failed: Ex-CEO Blames Conflicting Mandates

Fannie Mae Faiure: Ex-CEO Daniel Mudd Blames Conflicting Mandates

“I accept responsibility for everything that happened on my watch,” Daniel Mudd, former CEO of Fannie Mae said Friday. The need to support affordable housing and home ownership ultimately made it impossible for it to succeed in its other mission: making a profit.

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Fannie Mae $19 billion loss and asks feds for another $15 billion loan

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The news just keeps getting worse at embattled mortgage finance company Fannie Mae (FNM). The Washington, D.C.-based company, which buys up mortgages from banks, posted on Thursday a staggering $18.9 billion loss — its ninth consecutive deficit — as it incurred more expenses stemming from foreclosed properties. The news forced the outfit, which already has a $200 billion credit facility with the U.S. government, to hit up the feds for another $15 billion, the company said in a statement.

On the plus side, Fannie Mae, which has been under government receivership since last year, said its third-quarter revenue rose 6 percent to $5.9 billion from $5.6 billion in the previous quarter, as net interest income rose.

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