Block, SkipCaptcha, apieditor, Automoderated users, Bots, edit, ratelimit-exempt
58,466
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mLine 54:
Line 54: − + − +
HTTP --> HTTPS #3, replaced: http://www.foxnews.com → https://www.foxnews.com, http://www.opensecrets.org → https://www.opensecrets.org
Although it originally was expected to be temporary, the conservatorships have been in place ever since, and there is no end in sight. FHFA estimates that, by the end of 2014, between $220 and $311 billion in financial support will have been drawn from the Treasury, and FHFA’s Acting Director has stated that taxpayers are unlikely to be fully repaid for their support.
Although it originally was expected to be temporary, the conservatorships have been in place ever since, and there is no end in sight. FHFA estimates that, by the end of 2014, between $220 and $311 billion in financial support will have been drawn from the Treasury, and FHFA’s Acting Director has stated that taxpayers are unlikely to be fully repaid for their support.
As Fannie Mae was taken into conservatorship in September 2008 it was reported [[Barack Obama]] received more than $126,000 in contributions from the [[government sponsored entity]], among the most of any political candidate for office since 1989.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fannie-mae-and-freddie.html Update: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Invest in Lawmakers], By Lindsay Renick Mayer, September 11, 2008. opensecrets.org</ref>
As Fannie Mae was taken into conservatorship in September 2008 it was reported [[Barack Obama]] received more than $126,000 in contributions from the [[government sponsored entity]], among the most of any political candidate for office since 1989.<ref>[https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fannie-mae-and-freddie.html Update: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Invest in Lawmakers], By Lindsay Renick Mayer, September 11, 2008. opensecrets.org</ref>
==Cash contributions to political candidates 1989 - 2008==
==Cash contributions to political candidates 1989 - 2008==
The top three recipients of individual campaign contributions from Fannie Mae employees under current [[FEC]] reporting guidelines since 1989 were all Democrats.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/22/white-house-fires-times-housing-meltdown-story/ White House Fires Back at Times Over Housing Meltdown Story] Fox News, December 22, 2008</ref> <br>
The top three recipients of individual campaign contributions from Fannie Mae employees under current [[FEC]] reporting guidelines since 1989 were all Democrats.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/22/white-house-fires-times-housing-meltdown-story/ White House Fires Back at Times Over Housing Meltdown Story] Fox News, December 22, 2008</ref> <br>
No.1 [[Connecticut]] Senator and former [[DNC]] Chairman [[Chris Dodd]] <br>
No.1 [[Connecticut]] Senator and former [[DNC]] Chairman [[Chris Dodd]] <br>
No.2 [[Illinois]] Senator and later President [[Barack Obama]] <br>
No.2 [[Illinois]] Senator and later President [[Barack Obama]] <br>