WorldPing logo WorldPing← All news
Times of India

18 yrs ago, US govt took over 2 mortgage-finance giants amid 2008 crisis: Why it mattered

18 yrs ago, US govt took over 2 mortgage-finance giants amid 2008 crisis: Why it matteredWorldPing

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac entered government conservatorship in 2008. These mortgage giants remain under federal control after eighteen years. Treasury invested over $191 billion in the companies between 2008 and 2017.

This is a short WorldPing brief. The full report was published by Times of India.

Read the full report at Times of India

More coverage: all world news on WorldPing.

Related news

'We’re all in crisis': Populist far-right 'trend' sweeping across EuropeWorldPing
France 24

'We’re all in crisis': Populist far-right 'trend' sweeping across Europe

Annette Young is pleased to welcome our international affairs editor, Philip Turle, and Sylvie Bermann, France's first female ambassador to three member countries of the United Nations Security Council: China, the United Kingdom and Russia.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24