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Tim to Freddie, Fannie: Give me some money

Jamie Coleman
17/08/2012 | 13:38 GMT

Uncle Sam is speeding up the wind-down of the mortgage giants. All profits from the GSEs will now go to the US Treasury.

Yes, I’m trapped in an ’80s Spinal Tap timewarp… If you’re going to get trapped, it’s not a bad place to be…

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