Fannie, Freddie rescue gets big price tag as House vote looms
by Michaela Vargova
New data on Tuesday showed home prices fell again in May, while Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson pushes for passage of the plan as a way to restore financial stability to the markets. Paulson wants to give Fannie and Freddie access, if they need, to cheap, government capital in the form of loans and possible equity investments by the government. However, the secretary underscored a little the importance of getting housing legislation finished.
Congress was pushing ahead a housing bill that was expected to include Paulson's proposals, as well as measures to establish a new regulator for the companies and to help distressed homeowners refinance into new mortgages. The bill also would include about $4 billion in grants to localities to buy and repair foreclosed properties in distressed neighborhoods.
The whole case has also the critics - at least one Republican lawmaker was public critical of Paulson's proposal. He is persuaded that it would give Fannie and Freddie an unlimited line of credit from the U.S. Treasury and so force the taxpayer to buy equity in the companies.
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