Emerging Details Illustrate Bush Administration Efforts to Rein in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
May 20, 2010
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission recently released documents that indicate the Bush administration leaked damaging information about Fannie Mae to the press, sparking a plunge in the company’s stock and adding fuel to the panic that was coursing through the financial markets prior to the conservatorships of Fannie and rival Freddie Mac. “Any realistic assessment of...