CNN 2010-06-29

This seems pretty big. What is this all about? Yes. It's huge when you really think about it. You know, really, homeowners or potential home buyers have about three options when you're looking at financing a home. It's Fannie Mae, it's Freddie Mac or

NPR 2010-10-26

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