JUST OFF THE WIRE, news on Freddies sister, Fannie Mae.................
Fannie Mae The funder of mortgages reported a much wider-than-expected loss of $2.3 billion, or or $2.54 a share amid the continuing credit crunch. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters forecast a loss of 68 cents a share.
The news sent Fannie (
FNM,
Fortune 500) shares down 12% in pre-market trading.
Fannie's results came two days after its fellow government-sponsored enterprise, Freddie Mac (
FRE,
Fortune 500), posted a $821 million loss, slashed its dividend 80% and warned of further problems in the housing and credit markets.
This is way more brutal than many expected(Dawoof and myself excluded).
THIS COUNTRY IS IN ONE HELLUVA MESS.
It's going to be a very interesting day on Wall Street.