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More Mortgage Fraud? FBI Investigates Bailout Firms: CNN

by Charles Feldman | September 24, 2008

In a move that should surprise no one, the FBI, says CNN, has opened an investigation into Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., and American International Group, the four companies now at the very heart of the proposed $700 billion dollar theft–I mean taxpayer bailout–plan being pushed by Bush and gang in Washington. [...]

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Credit

Who Needs Regulators: Banks Establish $70 Billion Loan Program to Protect Liquidity

by Joshua Dorkin | September 15, 2008

Update: The Dow ended up closing down 504 points for the day The past 24 hours have been about as chaotic a time as Wall Street has seen since Black Monday or possibly the Great Depression. Here are a few highlights: We’ve seen one of the top investment banks fail to secure a bidder and [...]

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