Listed below are comments made by RealFrigid between Friday, 19th September 2008 and Sunday, 21st September 2008.
Requires the Director to review annually the Freddie Mac Foundation and the Office of Corporate Giving of the Federal National Mortgage Corporation ("Fannie Mae Foundation") to ensure that they are not engaged in impermissible lobbying activities.
But beyond the competitive tussle, there is a far-reaching public policy issue: whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have grown so big and deeply entrenched in the nation's financial system that their ill-defined relationship with the federal government poses the risk of a taxpayer bailout if they were to run into financial trouble.
Freddie Mac's strength and vitality ensure that we are able to meet the housing finance needs of the future. Our superior risk management capabilities, strong capital position and state-of-the-art information disclosure make Freddie Mac unquestionably a safe and sound financial institution. The six commitments demonstrate our determination to stay that way, so that we can finance housing for generations to come.... and I have some quality beach front property near Galveston I'd like to sell you...