housing

Dear WSJ: No More New Deal Ideas

Like other New Deal plans, subsidizing mortgages will only encourage folly.

Media Mum on Barney Frank's Fannie Mae Love Connection

Democratic House Financial Services Committee Chair promoted GSEs while former 'spouse' was Fannie Mae executive.

New York Times and Washington Post Ignore Obama's Housing Shortage

McCain doesn't know how many houses his wife owns – that's news. Obama is allowing his own brother to live in destitution in Kenya, and bought his property with the help of a slumlord now serving ...

No Nastiness in Springfield?

Time to Bury Fannie & Freddie, Not Praise Them

Taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for corruption, bad business decisions and lobbying.

USA Today: Fewer Economists Expect Recession

Poll shows number of economists diagnosing a recession has dropped from 67 percent to 51 percent since April.

'Evening News' Praises $25-Billion GSE Bailout

CBS report ignores long-term consequences of bill and calls a rise in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stock an endorsement from Wall Street.

19 Times Bigger than Enron, and the Networks Didn't See It Coming

Cooking the books but protected by powerful politicians, the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac financial crisis was seen a mile away by print media, but mostly overlooked by networks.

Econ 101: Is the Fed a Source of Our Economic Problems?

A look at how the Federal Reserve works, and its effects on the economy, reveals the source of many of today's issues.

Media Feed Hysteria over Indymac Failure

ABC and CBS play up run on the bank, warning of more closings.
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