Well, not only did Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac piss off quite a few people in Washington on a certain side of the aisle with one of the MOST POWERFUL Lobbying Machines in DC history (go ask Bill if you don't believe me) they allegedly were 'overly beneficial' to your favorite side of the aisle.
It's NO COINCIDENCE that the CEO of Fannie Mae at the time in 2008 (pulling down MILLIONS/YR) had the initials FDR nor that his predecessor tried to get Walter Mondale elected POTUS.
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