AP - Shares of mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stabilized Tuesday, a day after plunging over worries the pair might need billions of dollars in new capital if a new accounting rule is put into effect.
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Fannie, Freddie shares gain after OFHEO comments (Reuters)
Reuters - Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , the two largest providers of U.S. mortgage finance, rose after their regulator said on Tuesday that they should have adequate returns to raise capital.
Stocks rise modestly on oil decline, Bernanke talk (AP)
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Reuters - Goldman Sachs economists expect a total of $500 billion in residential mortgage credit losses, a renewed slowdown in economic activity after the near-term boost from fiscal stimulus, and no monetary policy tightening in 2008 or 2009, according to a research note from the firm.
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Reuters - Countrywide Financial Corp shares fell nearly 6 percent on Friday on renewed speculation that Bank of America Corp will renegotiate or cancel its agreement to buy the largest U.S. mortgage lender.
Reuters - American International Group , after disappointing with a worse-than-expected loss on Thursday, did little to buoy investor spirits on Friday, telling shareholders it does not yet see signs of a rebound in the market for mortgage assets, which have cost it dearly over the past two quarters.
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IndyMac loss steeper than expected, shares fall (Reuters)
Reuters - IndyMac Bancorp Inc , one of the largest independent U.S. mortgage lenders, posted a first-quarter loss on Monday as it wrote down bad mortgages and grappled with the cost of cutting jobs and closing offices.
Mortgage cos. reveal damage from housing crisis (AP)
AP - Broad damage in the mortgage industry was in full view Monday as a number of companies posted dismal first-quarter earnings, but there were also some hope that the worst of the housing crisis is over.
AIG sees no signs of mortgage asset market rebound yet (Reuters)
Reuters - American International Group , after disappointing with a worse-than-expected loss on Thursday, did little to buoy investor spirits on Friday, telling shareholders it does not yet see signs of a rebound in the market for mortgage assets, which have cost it dearly over the past two quarters.
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National City nears investment of $6 billion to $7 billion: sour (Reuters)
Reuters - Subprime mortgage-hit National City , a large U.S. Midwest regional bank, is close to getting a $6-$7 billion injection from a group of investors led by private equity firm Corsair Capital, a source familiar with the transaction said on Sunday.
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