Freddie Mac

their mortgages. Two other government-sponsored enterprises are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They were built by congress to

Freddie Mac is in the home mortgage business. It is their jobs to help low income families find affordable housing. Freddie Mac has been in business since 1970. They were created in order to get more American families in to their own homes. Their mission statement says, “Our statutory mission is to provide liquidity, stability and affordability to the U.S. housing market” (FreddieMac.com, 2014). Despite this honorable mission statement, Freddie Mac was involved in a case of accounting fraud that

3. Freddie Mac was one of the government-sponsored enterprises, it delay to report its earnings report because of an accounting scandal that conduct it to restate earnings in November covering the years 2000 through 2002 which had understated them by $5billion. The company delayed making financial reports after 2002 and promised to release the 2003 earnings report by 30 June so it had time to rebuild its accounting systems. It promised to release 2003 earnings by June 30. Freddie Mac reported the

securities are issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), or by government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (Freddie Mac, 2002). Mortgage securities are often priced at a higher yield that corporate or Treasury bonds. The opportunities for profit are also greater. Mortgage

Reforming the Housing Market Today, because of the way congress has structured GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac undermine market discipline and actualize reverse incentives, leading to immoral behavior by market participants. The promise of market discipline is its ability to identify risk and deters immoral behavior. The 2008 financial crisis was induced by the dissolution of market discipline and rampant immoral behavior. Thus, to safeguard against another financial crisis congress should address

Freddie Mac Fraud Thanaphan Darnsomboon PME604 Project Financial Management National University December 18, 2012 Freddie Mac Fraud The definition of fraud is “an intentional deception or deceit, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage” (dictionary.com). Fraud is a breach of law and can be punishable by law. Mortgage fraud is one of the financial crimes where a company materially misrepresents or omits information on its mortgage loan documentation in order to

tamed it, it was now time to focus on long-term economic growth. (Krugman:2008) On 15th September , 2008, Lehman brothers went under. In the following weeks, the Federal Reserve (FED) and the United States treasury nationalized Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac(the two largest mortgage companies) and they took over the

Introduction According to news article on September 2nd contributed by Rexrode (2011) from AP, “The government on Friday sued 17 financial firms, including the largest U.S. banks, for selling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Appendix) billions of dollars worth of mortgage-backed securities that turned toxic when the housing market collapsed”. Beyond the apparent legal issues, this article intrigued me to examine whether or not there are ethical issues involved regarding banks selling mortgage-backed

Fannie and Freddie remain two of the largest financial institutions in the world, responsible for a combined $5 trillion in mortgage assets. The primary function of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is to provide liquidity to the nation’s mortgage finance system. Fannie and Freddie purchase home loans made by private firms (provided the loans meet strict size, credit, and underwriting standards), package those loans into mortgage-backed securities, and guarantee the timely payment of principal and interest

Introduction: Subprime represents the borrowers with weak credit history including defaults, bankruptcies etc. The U.S subprime mortgage crisis was a situation where the subprime borrowers started defaulting their loans and sharp reduction in home prices occurred as a result of which the heavy investors in mortgage sector suffered substantial losses. These crises created a global impact and triggered adversity throughout various sectors in the economy. Events That Lead To Subprime Mortgage Crises