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Fannie Mae Tax Credit Debate Indicative of Tangled Web

November 5, 2009

In one of the more interesting bank stories of the new century, investment bank Goldman Sachs and renowned investor Warren Buffett want to buy $3 billion worth of federal tax credits from Fannie Mae, the government-owned mortgage finance company.
Government regulators are unsure of the fairness of such a deal because the tax credits would reduce [...]

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Mortgage and CD Rates: Opposites That Don’t Attract

August 11, 2009

If you’re looking for the best mortgage rates, you’re happy when interest rates go down. If you’re looking for the best CD rates, you’re sad when interest rates go down.
Money, Dreams, and Other People
One group dreams of  of homeowhership while the other grouup dreams of a comfortable retirement. Often, as in the case of the young couple [...]

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