(DES MOINES, Iowa)As Congress and the Bush administration spar over the proposed $700 billion bailout of troubled financial firms, small town bankers are making sure they're not forgotten.READ MORE
(WASHINGTON)By putting the full weight of its finances behind Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government may have crushed the fortunes of about two dozen small banks.READ MORE
(CHICAGO)Sovereign Bancorp and Cascade Financial are among the banks that could take a hit on the value of preferred stock they hold in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after the U.S. government'...READ MORE
(WASHINGTON)Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks Wednesday, after shares in it and sibling company Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared les...READ MORE
(WASHINGTON)Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks Wednesday, after shares in it and sibling company Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared les...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)A Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. analyst on Wednesday said Gateway Financial Holdings Inc. is among the banks in his coverage area with the most preferred equity exposure in Fann...READ MORE
(WASHINGTON)Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac soared Monday in a respite from their battering in recent days, while some regional banks saw their stocks sink on worries they could be swept ...READ MORE