Bailout report sends Fannie and Freddie down 20% in after-hours
September 5, 2008 by Tisa Silver
Filed under Finance
Here we go again with the after hours trading!
Shares of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae fell in excess of 20 percent after the market closed. The drop came after the Wall Street Journal reported that the Treasury Department has nearly finalized plans to inject capital into Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
Both GSEs have been able to move bonds fairly smoothly in recent weeks, but their stocks have been plagued by rumors of impending government takeover. The article suggested that the deal could be announced this weekend.















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