Freddie Mac-No Politics (FMCC)

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Reminders on what common shareholders have going for them. Big Money is all over this one. If AAMRQ's market cap. is $2 billion, using he similar financial metrics, FMCC's market cap. should be $30+ billion.

"Hedge funds including John Paulson’s Paulson & Co. [Paulson's net worth is $11.2 billion] are lobbying for a privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that could benefit preferred shares they’ve bought."

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-24/fannie-mae-winning-at-the-alamo-prompts-lender-angst.html

"Famous consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader has renewed his efforts on behalf of common shareholders of bailed out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100765505

"Hedge fund lobbyists are arriving at Capitol Hill meetings with detailed financial analyses contending that selling off the government’s shares and recapitalizing the companies could make taxpayers an even larger profit, the people said. That also would boost chances that investors in preferred shares would benefit. The funds are making it clear they would be interested in buying the shares now held by Treasury, the people said.
Millstein Plan

The funds’ proposal is similar to one being circulated by James Millstein, the former Treasury official who oversaw the restructuring of bailed-out insurer American International Group (AIG). Millstein’s multiple-step blueprint calls for recapitalizing the two mortgage companies, eliminating their implicit government backing and selling off the Treasury stake. He would also create a new U.S. agency to reinsure loans. Millstein said his plan could leave taxpayers with $100 billion to $190 billion in profit.

Millstein, now chief executive officer of his own turnaround advisory firm, Millstein & Co., said that would be better than liquidating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

“If policy makers get the size or pace of a forced wind- down wrong, we will suffer a credit contraction, house prices will fall and the U.S. economy will once again be at risk for a recession,” he told the House Financial Services Committee April 24.

Millstein said he holds some of Fannie Mae’s preferred shares himself.

Paulson Leads Hedge-Fund Lobby Push to Privatize Fannie

"Hedge funds including Paulson & Co. Inc. are pushing Congress to abandon plans to liquidate Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) as investors buy up preferred stock that has long been considered worthless, according to people with knowledge of the discussions."

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-30/paulson-leads-hedge-fund-lobby-push-to-privatize-fannie.html