Morning Scan: More Fighting Over Fannie, Freddie; Yellen on Shadow B...

05/09/14

Receiving Wide Coverage ... Fighting over Fannie and Freddie: The Washington Post reports on the coalition of small investors, civil rights and business groups opposed to housing reform legislation, their well-funded ad blitz to "save" Fannie and Freddie, and the likely outcome of the current court battle challenging the government's seizure of the enterprises in 2008. The Wall Street Journal reports Fannie and Freddie "had another blockbuster quarter," earning a combined $10.2 billion, most of itÂ...

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