Mortgage firm arranged stealth campaign

Associated Press by Pete Yost | Oct. 19, 2008 (Investigative Report)

"If effective regulatory reform legislation ... is not enacted this year, American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to the enormous risk that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose to the housing market, the overall financial system and the economy as a whole," the senators wrote in a letter that proved prescient. Full Story »

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 by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 21, 2008

Anonymous sources and a penchant for tying this story to presidential candidates harm it's credibility. The complicated series of facts and statements is not always easy to follow. The core story is important, however, and I hope to see more transparent reporting on this.

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