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The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 Emil Lee	Washington Mutual Regroups for 2007 WaMu's management and shareholders likely won't look back on 2006 with nostalgia. Over the past year, WaMu's stock was slightly down, while the indexes all scored double-digit gains. However, 2007 should be a better year.
BusinessWeek April 16, 2007 Dawn Kopecki	How Big Is The Bite On Fannie And Freddie? Freddie Mac's and Fannie Mae's exposure to risky loans could be bigger than they say.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2008 Morgan Housel	Is Washington Mutual About to Explode? Explode? Nah. Crumble? Absolutely.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2007 Dan Caplinger	A Tale of Two Borrowers Unfortunately, many homeowners never consider that they may not really be able to afford the home they own. As painful as it is to give up your home, it's not worth risking financial ruin to stay in a home you can't pay for.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2007 S.J. Caplan	A Subprime Fix From Fannie and Freddie While internal housekeeping issues at Fannie and Freddie remain, one hopes that regulatory measures will not be imposed which will hamper their ability to responsibly and flexibly meet the needs of the market.
BusinessWeek July 30, 2007 Dawn Kopecki	Why Fannie And Freddie Are Fidgety The financial giants are loaded down with dicey loans as defaults increase.
The Motley Fool March 5, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Falling Into the Subprime Trap If any good comes from the bursting of the housing bubble, it will be that homeowners and borrowers may act more responsibly about buying property and taking on mortgage debt.
U.S. Banker August 2001 Ted Cornwell	Fears of Defaults Subprime loans are behind the fears. They have not been tested in a declining economy and analysts don't know what to expect.
Registered Rep. December 17, 2007 John Churchill	Advisors Should Learn From Student Loan Investigation Allegations from an ongoing lawsuit should serve as a reminder to financial advisors that whatever services they offer to clients as part of a financial solution -- whether it's a mortgage or a mutual fund -- they had better disclose any conflicts of interest.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2008 Dan Caplinger	Curtains for the American Dream? How trouble with Fannie and Freddie could affect your ability to get a mortgage.
U.S. Banker May 2007 Lee Conrad	Subprime Mortgages: As the Knot Unravels, A Question Lingers: Why? Consumers and companies following their self-interest are supposed to be guiding forces that drive a capitalist economy. The recent meltdown of the subprime-mortgage market, however, raises the question of whether all participants were headed in that direction.
BusinessWeek June 17, 2010 Woellert & Stein	Rising Tab for the Mortgage Mess The bailout of Fannie and Freddie could reach $1 trillion
The Motley Fool July 20, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	WaMu Seems to Zig While Others Zag WaMu is a bank that seems to confound normal expectations. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 7, 2009 Morgan Housel	The New Subprime All you have to do is drop the sub.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2007 Emil Lee	Foolish Forecast: Will BB&T Bend or Buckle Up? The southeast regional bank will report its first-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2005 Selena Maranjian	When Debt Is Too Good to Be True Beware of interest-only mortgages and other extreme loans.
BusinessWeek March 12, 2007 Mara Der Hovanesian	Lender Woes Go Beyond Subprime Few are feeling the hangover from housing's heyday as much as subprime lenders that cater to risky borrowers.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Housing Market Stimulants Bush administration remedies for the ailing housing market may provide much-needed inducements for the market to heal itself.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2009 Morgan Housel	Anatomy of a Terrible Bank A look at the failure that is Washington Mutual.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2007 Selena Maranjian	40 Years Is a Bad Way to Spell Relief Countrywide and other mortgage companies begin promoting 40-year mortgages. Investors, don't jump into this option without much due diligence.
BusinessWeek March 19, 2007 Peter Coy	Under The Fed's Hammer How Fed rate hikes have turned into a regressive tax on weak borrowers.
Bank Systems & Technology April 22, 2009 Orla O'Sullivan	Suicide Suspected in Freddie Mac CFO Death David Kellermann, 41, found dead in a reported suicide.
The Motley Fool September 8, 2008 Morgan Housel	WaMu to CEO: You're Fired! Killinger's out. Thank goodness.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2009 Morgan Housel	Homeowners Hit the Lottery Of all the government measures to right the economy, is President Obama's plan to aid homeowners the most irresponsible to date?
Bank Systems & Technology July 23, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	Fannie, Freddie Troubles May Have Been Avoided If Technology Was Used Properly As observers watch cash-strapped Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac being propped up by the government, many wonder how technology failed to save the agencies and the lenders supplying mortgages to them from being left holding the bag on so many bad loans.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2008 Kristin Graham	The Next Housing Catastrophe Waiting to Strike Just wait till you see what's lurking in the shadows of this housing mess. The subprime mess was the earthquake and the next wave of option-ARM resets will be the aftershock no one saw coming.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2007 Emil Lee	WaMu's Subprime Past Given the housing backdrop and the threat of recession, Washington Mutual will probably spend a bit of time digging itself out of a hole. Investors with strong stomachs could do well to catch this falling knife, but only those who aren't afraid of a little blood.
Financial Planning March 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn	Seeing Red Sallie Mae, the leading lender to college students, reported a $1.6 billion loss in the fourth quarter of 2007. Sallie Mae isn't the only student lender that has been bloodied recently. Students and parents need to be cautious when looking for student loans.
The Motley Fool January 14, 2008 Jim Mueller	Worst Stock for 2008: Washington Mutual This analyst says if you think 2007 was bad for Washington Mutual, just wait for 2008. He has chosen it as his pick for the worst stock of 2008.
The Motley Fool March 26, 2007 S.J. Caplan	Freddie Mac's Two Left Feet The mortgage finance company trots out the same old dance steps. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2009 Morgan Housel	The New Subprime Lender Please meet the FHA.
Entrepreneur May 2006 Scott Bernard Nelson	Playing House With interest rates rising and the surge in home prices slowing down, It's time to rethink how you play the financing game.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2008 Morgan Housel	Rate Cut Means Refi Madness Mortgages are almost at record low rates. Does this mean we will return to the days of easy money?
The Motley Fool December 13, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	You Really Do Hate Financial Stocks The five companies with the greatest increases in shorted shares during the second half of November were: Fannie Mae... Mylan... Countrywide... Washington Mutual... Freddie Mac...
The Motley Fool August 10, 2010 Morgan Housel	Are Homeowners About to Hit the Lottery? Rumors are that the Obama administration is about to order lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to forgive a portion of the mortgage debt of millions of Americans who owe more than what their homes are worth
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2011 David F. Webb	The Lending Scene Commercial mortgage-backed securities' return brightens the picture in primary markets.
HBS Working Knowledge September 12, 2007 Nicolas P. Retsinas	Building Sandcastles: The Subprime Adventure A look at what went wrong in the subprime industry and why.
National Real Estate Investor February 4, 2004 From staff reports	Commercial and Multifamily Originations Set Record in '03 Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations set a record during 2003, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The $116 billion in loan originations reported for 2003 were up by more than one-third from the $86.4 billion reported in 2002.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2008 Morgan Housel	Dissecting McCain's Bailout Plan A little "straight talk" on the candidate's mortgage proposal.
Registered Rep. December 5, 2007 Halah Touryalai	Spitzer Returns! New York A.G. Probes Wall Street On Mortgage-Backed Securities The punches keep on coming for some of Wall Street's biggest firms, as a handful of firms were sent subpoenas late this summer courtesy of New York State Attorney General.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2005 David Meier	WaMu: It Pays to Wait Earn 5% while waiting for Washington Mutual's stock price to appreciate.
U.S. Banker May 2008 John Engen	House of CARDS Few financial institutions have been left more imperiled by the subprime market fallout and liquidity and credit crunches than WaMu.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2003 Len Deering	Multifamily Property Owners Benefit From Competitive Financing Soft occupancies force lenders to be more creative in competing for multifamily loans.
Reason March 2009 Veronique de Rugy	Dissatisfaction Guaranteed The government has decided to encourage more lenders to take more chances by guaranteeing yet more loans to high-risk borrowers. The only guarantee for these loans is that our children will be paying billions to cover the losses.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2009 James R. Kirkpatrick	Multifamily Federal Financing Guide In this economy, commercial real estate markets are faced with de-leveraging and all that goes with it.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 John Rosevear	Buying a Home During the Storm Essentially, what's going on is that the mortgage industry -- along with Wall Street -- is rethinking the appropriate pricing for taking on the risk of a borrower with a less-than-prime credit history.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2006 Rich Duprey	Too Big to Fail -- or File Mortgage guaranty giant Fannie Mae avoids delisting despite failing to file financials. Investors, take note.
U.S. Banker July 2008 Paul Muolo	The Year of Living Dangerously: Banks Cope with Fallout Subprime-origination volumes were hammered last year after concerns about delinquencies, credit quality and declining home values ravished the market.
Bank Systems & Technology May 6, 2009 Katherine Burger	Fiserv Will Provide Fannie Mae with Real-time Data Transmission from Its Loan Servicing Platform Fannie Mae has engaged Fiserv in a technology partnership intended to help the agency gain more real-time information about its mortgage portfolio.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2008 Morgan Housel	Another Blow for WaMu After releasing a mid-quarter update on the health of its books, the besieged bank had its credit downgraded by Moody's.