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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bailouts could hit $363 billion, report says

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bailouts could hit $363 billion, report says

That figure, projected through 2013, represents a worst-case scenario that assumes a double-dip recession, the Federal Housing Finance Agency says. The finance giants have so far received about $148 billion in taxpayer funds.

 

Existing Home Sales Dive 27.2% to 15-Year Low

Existing Home Sales Dive 27.2% to 15-Year Low

Buying activity in the residential real estate market slowed dramatically in July, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors. The dramatic plunge is yet another sign the U.S. economy may be heading toward a slowdown or double-dip recession.

Senh: What is a double-dip recession (and why would anyone want to double-dip a recession)? A recession within a recession? Does time slow down in a recession within a recession, like it does in dreams in "Inception?" Try reading this really fast.

 

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