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mahatmakanejeeves

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Mon Sep 9, 2024, 07:04 AM Sep 9

On September 7, 2008, the Feds took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_7

• 2008 – The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

2007–2008 financial crisis

The 2007–2008 financial crisis, or Global Financial Crisis (GFC), was a severe worldwide economic crisis that occurred in the early 21st century. It was the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression (1929). Predatory lending targeting low-income homebuyers, excessive risk-taking by global financial institutions, and the bursting of the United States housing bubble culminated in a "perfect storm".

Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) tied to American real estate, as well as a vast web of derivatives linked to those MBS, collapsed in value. Financial institutions worldwide suffered severe damage, reaching a climax with the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers on September 15, 2008, and a subsequent international banking crisis.

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Thu Sep 7, 2023: On this day, September 7, 2008, the Feds took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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