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US Fannie Mae asks for $8.4b more in aid

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-05-11 17:22
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WASHINGTON - Troubled US government-backed mortgage giant Fannie Mae on Monday asked for $8.4 billion in additional federal aid to cover its huge losses.

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Fannie Mae reported earlier Monday that it lost $13.1 billion in the first quarter, or $2.29 a share. It lost $23. 2 billion in the same period a year ago.

The new aid will bring the total bill for rescuing Fannie and its sister company Freddie Mac to $145 billion. The Obama administration has pledged to provide an unlimited amount of funds to Fannie and Freddie to keep them solvent.

The Congressional Budget Office estimated in January that the direct US aid to Fannie and Freddie might total $389 billion by 2019.

 
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