Replies to post #191664 on Fannie Mae-No Politics (FNMA)

[not one red cent ~NORC~]

"Let's go down the checklist of reasons why"

The uneducated Jonathan R. Laing goes on to list a whopping 2 reasons, showing the opinion based article was written by someone who:

A) Has an agenda
B) Doesn't have or understand the facts about Fannie Mae
C) Is an embarrassment to his college professor
D) All of the above

Jonathan R. Laing, I know you occasionally Google your own name and somewhere on the search results, this post will show up. So please read and understand this...You Sir need to STFU and learn before you write such garbage.

Let's go down the checklist of reasons why. First, for clarity's sake, substitute the word taxpayers for government. The bailout of Fannie and Freddie cost taxpayers nearly $188 billion. Secondly, the FHFA, as the congressionally mandated conservator, assumed all the powers and rights of the old shareholders, agency management, and directors. Absolute power, in other words.

[JJ8]

Mohanerie, thanks for posting the article. I have stopped reading Barron's long time ago.

Opinions in widely circulated magazines are important because many readers take their clues from it from trading/investing. That is like doing their 'dd' to many that follow it, often misguidedly. It's good to have that in mind in evaluating the article in the larger picture.

I wouldn't dismiss the likely impact of that article as Barron's is widely circulated in higher income subscribers who participate in the stock market trading/investing.

You may disagree, but the continuing controversy of the "issue" in widely followed/read media magazines and news reports end up adding fuel to fire, increasing the pps volatility and fluctuation. These are going to continue and I think it's better to include this as being the reality. Furthermore, these are not going to stop any time soon.

Hence, another reason why the stock provides a greater opportunity if one is interested and ready for it. GLTY

[cfljmljfl]

That is old article.

[GreenWizard]

I have been reading this kind of BS articles for last one year since I started trading. During this time in 2013, I use to find this kind of negative article at least twice a week. Now I can read this once in a while. During this time in 2015, I believe this kind of talk will be once in a blue moon. Not my assumption, it is my bet.
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[10bambam]

It seems that Jonathan R. Lange is looking for a pay out of his own. I know that drivel like this article in Baron's can drive the stock price down. I have seen it before with Baron's because they are a widely read publication. Drive by readers accept this type of article as real journalism regardless of the author's disregard of the facts and the author's refusal to print what we all know after just a little bit of research. The content (or lack of content)in this article is evidence that the author is just another type of paid basher. When the time comes for big investors to change the perception of FNF I am sure the hedge fund managers that own FNF will pay these hacks some cash to author favorable articles.