Tag: freddie mac
Farmer Mac: All’s great but the ethanol
Published on May 12, 2009
Fannie and Freddie may be in trouble, but their more-conservative cousin is doubling investors’ money today. Now if it could just do something about that ethanol industry.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): We have all heard of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-created entities at the heart of the mortgage meltdown. The mortgage [...]
The real estate industry gets a favor from Bernanke
Published on December 3, 2008
The real estate industry just posted its strongest week in years. It is all thanks to the Federal Reserve and its latest stimulus program. Now is the time to buy real estate. Interest rates have not been this low for a long time.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): Well look at that. Government intervention is [...]
Crisis? What Crisis: Take 40% profits on Freddie Mac (FRE)!
Published on September 23, 2008
Take 40%-plus gains on Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE), to supplement the 50% we took on Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM)!
Fannie (FNM), Freddie (FRE) & the Fed: The market always wins
Published on September 11, 2008
“All this miserable little episode in economic history tells us is this – the market will get you in the end, even if it takes 60-odd years to do so.” – John Stepek
Blogger’s note: The government has decided to swallow both Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) whole. But let’s remember that this [...]
TFN’s Fannie Mae (FNM) trade provides critiques and lipgloss
Published on September 9, 2008
TFN rapid turnaround trade of Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) gruntles some readers and disgruntles others. But with a 50% gain in one day, we take the time to explain why we did it.
Book 50% one-day gains on Fannie Mae (FNM)
Published on September 9, 2008
Our ultra speculative buy of Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) at 78 cents has already created 50% gains on the rebound. Sell FNM at current levels of $1.18 and above and book gains of 50% in a single trading day.
Gold prices fail to rally on FRE / FNM news
Published on September 8, 2008
The government take-over of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and their subsequent decline could have been the long-awaited second coming of the gold bugs’ favorite asset. But it dropped below $800 once again…
Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) now are great speculative buys at below a buck!
Published on September 8, 2008
Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) resumed their free fall after early attempts at recoveries. Now, trading at around 70 cents, I thik they are GREAT contrarian speculative plays!
Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE): What to expect on Monday
Published on September 8, 2008
Troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) are being placed in a government conservatorship. What does that mean for traders on Monday?
How Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) crashed crude oil prices
Published on August 23, 2008
“Financial stocks bottomed (for now) on that date – which makes sense. But the next part doesn’t make sense. Crude oil prices peaked on July 15. What does the U.S. government bailing out financial institutions have to do with the oil market?” — Rick Pendergraft
by Rick Pendergraft
Baltimore — (TFN): Over the last month, the intertwined [...]
Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) rebound
Published on August 14, 2008
Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) rebounded over 7% each today. But is it enough for Amberger to win a friendly wager?
Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) drops on Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) earnings. Rebound on Thursday?
Published on August 6, 2008
Thanks to Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) reporting huge second-quarter losses, FRE and Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) were among the day’s biggest losers on Wednesday. Time for a short-term rebound play?
Profit from Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE)
Published on July 22, 2008
“As a service to Money Morning readers who are unfortunate enough to have been holding Fannie or Freddie paper, or to the venturesome few who wonder whether there is any among the debris, I thought I’d peer through the fog of uncertainty and try to figure out what the different classes of Fannie and Freddie [...]
The Dollar is Dying: Buy Gold Now!
Published on July 16, 2008
“What is the point of owning a lump of metal that doesn’t pay a dividend, isn’t edible and actually costs you money to keep safe? To understand why gold is the ultimate safe haven in this financial crisis, we have to get to the root of our current problem. [...]
IndyMac (IDMC) First of Many Banks to Fail
Published on July 15, 2008
“Don’t let the name ‘regional banks’ fool you. We’re talking about some of the biggest banks in the US. The reality is that regardless of how much money the U.S. government pumps into Freddie and Fannie, the U.S. financial system is in big trouble.” — John Stepek
Blogger’s note: The Fed may have decided that Fannie [...]
Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Destroy the Dollar
Published on July 14, 2008
“Fears that the two U.S. mortgage giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, were on the verge of collapse has seen commentators shrieking about the end of capitalism as we know it. And perhaps they weren’t far wrong.” — David Stevenson
by David Stevenson
Baltimore – (TFN): If you had to come up [...]
Dollar Bear: The end of the consumer economy
Published on November 30, 2007
"The credit crunch will spread from mortgages to auto loans and to all forms of consumer lending. The days of Americans borrowing to consume are finally coming to a long over due end. Within a few years most will only be able to buy those goods they can afford to pay for with cash." — [...]
Dollar Decline: “Heads, we win. Tails, you lose.”
Published on November 23, 2007
“In December, OPEC nations will convene to discuss continuing their dollar pegs. If they were looking for a reason to drop them, the Fed may have just provided it.” — Peter Schiff
by Peter Schiff, TFN
Baltimore — (TFN): As internal debates in the Gulf and Asian nations intensify over the need to continue propping up the U.S. [...]
Follow TFN via RSS or Twitter |
 |
 |
 |
Advertisement
Latest Headlines
- The Big Picture for Sinobiopharma, Inc. (SNBP)
- Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (BZH) and Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV) up despite horrid housing news
- The FDA catalyst: 2010 moves in MannKind (MNKD), Roche Holding (RHHBY), Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR) show it still works!
- Steepest drop since Feb. 2009: Here we go again!
- Is the silver run over? Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE), Silver Wheaton (SLW), Alto Group (ALTO), Hecla Mining (HL), Endeavour Silver (EXK) close down