Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae Get the Squeeze

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The U.S. Treasury is rolling out new rules to get its loans back faster. Matthew Zeitlin explains.

Published Aug. 17 2012 4:20PM EDT

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The biggest recipient of taxpayer dollars in the federal spending spree designed to avert economic calamity wasn’t Citigroup, or AIG, or even General Motors and Chrysler.

Matthew Zeitlin

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Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae Get the Squeeze

The U.S. Treasury is rolling out new rules to get its loans back faster. Matthew Zeitlin explains.

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Matthew Zeitlin