I've actually read this before, they never needed the bailout. Funny how the truth takes forever to get out, but one article can drop this stock to its knees, then weeks to go back up.
The balance sheet was the most important clue about FnF so called bailout. Lot of assets added to balance sheet immediately after cship. Why it never was questioned? I think because the same reason now, because 99.999999% of Americans are not educated to what a change like triple the assets is saying? So not educated or assumed FnF backed all these crap loans. It was too difficult to get through all the spin and get the facts.