NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Fannie Maeand Freddie Macwere the big winners among major financial names, on an otherwise weak day for the stock market.Shares of Fannie Mae were up 15% to close at $2.10, while Freddie Mac was up 20% to close at $2.00. The t

May 23 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes and Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae said the dates below are windows of optional note is

May 23 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes and Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae...

May 23 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In addition, 1-month and 12-month auctions are optional

May 23 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In...

May 22 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In...

May 22 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In addition, 1-month and 12-month auctions are optional

May 22 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In addition, 1-month and 12-month auctions are optional

May 22 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes and Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae...

May 22 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes and Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae said the dates below are windows of optional note is

May 22 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes and Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae said the dates below are windows of optional note is

May 22 (Reuters) - Fannie Mae, the largest U.S. home funding source, said on Wednesday it sold $2.0 billion of benchmark bills at lower interest rates compared with last week's sale of similar maturities.

May 21 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes and Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae said the dates below are windows of optional note is

May 21 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes and Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae...

May 21 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In addition, 1-month and 12-month auctions are optional

May 21 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In...

May 17 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In...

May 17 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In addition, 1-month and 12-month auctions are optional

May 20 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In...

May 20 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In addition, 1-month and 12-month auctions are optional

May 20 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes and Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae...

May 20 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes and Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae said the dates below are windows of optional note is

May 20 (Reuters) - Fannie Mae, the largest U.S. home funding source, said on Monday it plans to sell $2.0 billion of benchmark bills on Wednesday.

May 20 (Reuters) - Fannie Mae, the largest U.S. home funding source, said on Monday it plans to sell $2.0 billion of benchmark bills on Wednesday.

Officials from the mortgage financing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have withdrawn from a Detroit event where homeowners are set to talk about the...

May 17 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes and Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae...

May 17 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes and Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae said the dates below are windows of optional note is

May 17 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In...

May 17 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In addition, 1-month and 12-month auctions are optional

May 16(Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In addition, 1-month and 12-month auctions are optional e

May 16 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes and Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae said the dates below are windows of optional note is

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The U.S. budget deficit in 2013 is projected to shrink faster than earlier thought, thanks in large part to the government's new cash cows, bailed-out housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.The Congressional Budget Office o

May 15 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes, Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae said...

May 15 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes, Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae said the dates below are windows of optional note issua

May 15 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In...

May 15 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In addition, 1-month and 12-month auctions are optional

May 15 (Reuters) - Fannie Mae, the largest U.S. home funding source, said on Wednesday it sold $2.0 billion of benchmark bills at mixed interest rates compared with last week's sale of similar...

May 15 (Reuters) - Fannie Mae, the largest U.S. home funding source, said on Wednesday it sold $2.0 billion of benchmark bills at mixed interest rates compared with last week's sale of similar maturities.

Some of the hedge funds that made fortunes in the housing-market crash are now betting on the recovery of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-controlled mortgage giants.

The deficit is shrinking as tax increases and a recovering economy are boosting tax revenue, dividend payments from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are going to federal coffers, and government spending has been curbed.

The Congressional Budget Office cited bigger-than-expected tax receipts and payments from Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.    

May 13 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes, Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae said the dates below are windows of optional note issua

May 13 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes, Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae said...

May 13 (Reuters) - The following are scheduled sales announcement dates for potential Freddie Mac reference notes, Fannie Mae benchmark and FHLB global notes for 2013. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae said the dates below are windows of optional note issua

May 13 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In addition, 1-month and 12-month auctions are optional

May 13 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In...

May 13 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013. Freddie Mac said 3-month and 6-month bills will be auctioned every week. In addition, 1-month and 12-month auctions are optional

Mortgage buyer and insurer Fannie Mae was in the news again this week.]]>First, let me review a little of the history of how we got here.Fannie Mae (otherwise known as the Federal National Mortgage Association) was created by an act of the United Sta

WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged lawmakers on Saturday to back his nominee to oversee mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,...