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RT @FreeFannie: What if they create a holding company ( $gamc ) for $fnma & $fmcc βοΈ
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RT @RagingVentures: Ackman on the prowl for a $1-2 b insurance acquisition at $HHH, outlines Buffettβs unique approach https://t.co/OvqBdVqβ¦
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Risk Matters: Itβs Time to Merge Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac | Robert H. Smith School of Business https://t.co/qul0MUkJfd
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@CommunityBnkInv When institutions are this systemically important, competition doesnβt reduce risk. It increases risk.
These are monoline insurers of first mortgages made to creditworthy middle class borrowers. Innovation in this space is what caused the financial crisis. The GAMC should be
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One way to reduce mortgage rates would be to merge Fannie and Freddie. A merger would enable them to achieve huge synergies both in their operations and in the trading price and spreads of their MBS, savings which could be passed along to consumers in the form of reduced mortgage rates.
A merger would also reduce the cost and risks of government oversight as there would be only one institution that would require FHFA oversight.
I suspect that this is @realDonaldTrumpβs idea as implied by his post below. Itβs a really good one.
LFG!
β Quoting @pulte
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RT @pulte: Trump seems to confirm 2025 timing for Fannie, Freddie IPO https://t.co/0FodpLAqwx
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@Lowes is a great company with superb management. https://t.co/ARNNjJiiLG
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RT @TylerEHand: $FNMA $FMCC
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On Fannie and Freddie capital ratios. Worth a read. https://t.co/RhN94NTsea
β Quoting @huskerff
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I think @pulte is either being mischaracterized or misunderstood here. I believe both Fannie and Freddie (βF2β) are likely to exit conservatorship within the next year or so. But that does not mean that the government is walking away from either company.
The government will likely remain a majority or substantial majority owner of both. The PSPA will likely remain in place in exchange for commitment fees from both companies, and the companies will exit conservatorship.
The shares will be relisted on the NYSE or NASDAQ and a βpieceβ of each company, 20% or so, will be held by the public with the balance of shares becoming a long-term asset of a newly formed sovereign wealth fund.
Conservatorship is for insolvent financial institutions, not for recapitalized listed companies.
Upon further reflection, we believe a superior approach to primary stock offerings is for both companies to have a consent decree in place which prohibits the payment of dividends on the preferred and common shares until such time as the companies reach minimum capital standards which we believe will be reset at 2.5%. This will enable them both to relist and emerge from conservatorship more quickly, and eliminate dilution from primary share offerings, maximizing taxpayer and shareholder value.
F2 will have implicit government support because of their SIFI status, their majority ownership by the government, and the PSPA backstops.
We do not believe the implicit support will ever have to be called upon because both companies will have fortress balance sheets (capital equal to multiples of the actual GFC realized losses) and enormous additional claims paying resources in a crisis from recurring guarantee fees and the ability to continue writing new guarantees. This is before they would need to call upon the PSPAs if more support were needed.
It is important of course that they stay focused on their core low-risk first mortgage guarantee business for creditworthy borrowers. This can be maintained with proper governance and restrictions built into the companiesβ corporate charters.
β Quoting @usnavycmdr
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The recorded testimony below is from a passenger on the IAG Vueling flight which makes clear that Vuelingβs official statement about their purported reason for the removal of Jewish kids and the abusive detention of their counselor from their aircraft is false.
The CEO of IAG (LSE: IAG LN) Luis Gallego is now hereby informed that his only subsidiary, a highly regulated European airline, has issued a false statement to cover up hateful acts by his employees.
Mr. Gallego, the buck stops with you. Now is the time for you to act.
β Quoting @OurielOhayon
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Vueling is owned by International Airlines Group whose CEO is Luis Gallego Martin.
How can a CEO not take responsibility for the actions of his employees?
Where is his accountability?
Where is the board of directors?
Why are they not holding their CEO accountable?
What does US ally Qatar, the 26% shareholder of $IAG LN have to say about this?
β Quoting @AmichaiChikli
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RT @time2trade2: $FMCC - Freddie Mac
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Thank you, @realDonaldTrump, Mr. President, and thank you, @pulte, Director Bill Puβ¦
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.@EPotterMD is a breast cancer surgeon who exposed @UHCβs United Healthcareβs aggressive and abusive insurance practices. UHC is now under criminal investigation by the DOJ for Medicare fraud.
UHC is ruthless in going after its critics as covered in todayβs front page @nytimes article https://t.co/17fQFnI9WT.
Unfortunately Dr. Potter has also suffered financially as a result of being a UHC whistleblower, and finds herself in a tough place as UHC will not provide coverage for patients at her surgery center.
Letβs help her stay solvent by supporting her @gofundme campaign:
https://t.co/pWFZIBB459
Whistleblowers serve a critical public purpose. It is important for them to be protected from harm.
β Quoting @BillAckman
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@HoldenWalker99 @FannieMae @FreddieMac I should have said warrants for 79.9% of the common stock. Apologies.
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@HoldenWalker99 @FannieMae @FreddieMac I disagree. If the government violates the original terms of the SPS, the common stock will likely trade at a substantial discount that will more than offset the incremental ownership the government will receive from an SPS conversion into common stock. Because the Treasury owns
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Some have raised questions about whether the government can deem the @FannieMae @FreddieMac (together: 'F2') Senior Preferred Stock ('SPS') repaid in full in connection with the release from conservatorship and re-IPO of the two companies.
As we have previously explained, the
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A superb and detailed post on Fannie and Freddie from the former Vice Chairman and CFO of Fannie Mae https://t.co/n5Wrq5AFUn
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@pulte Director @pulte, we share your approach to an owners mentality.
When the time is right, we would welcome the opportunity to have a conversation with you as we have some thoughts on how to maximize F2βs shareholder value while minimizing the cost of mortgages for home buyers.
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RT @DoNotLose: *BESSENT: FANNIE FREDDIE REFORM COMES AFTER TRADE, TAX AGENDA
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RT @nicksortor: π¨ JUST IN: General Mills announces they will be removing artificial colors from their ENTIRE U.S. product line, following Rβ¦
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RT @DoNotLose: $fnma #fanniegate time to get this show on the road!
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RT @RickNagra: $FNMA $FMCC National Housing Conference NHC fully supports release from conservatorship. This is a huge endorsement and proβ¦
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Recently, there have been a number of media stories suggesting that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (together referred herein as βF2β) shareholders are seeking forgiveness of money that is ostensibly owed by F2 to the government in connection with their potential release from
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An important piece on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by Tim Howard former Vice Chair and CFO of Fannie Mae. https://t.co/CGSmu2sDJ9
β Quoting @30yrdream
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