Posts with tag Securities and Exchange Commission

SEC Sues Former Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Execs

NEW YORK -- The Securities and Exchange Commission charged six former executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with securities fraud on Friday for misrepresenting their holdings of high-risk mortgage loans. The SEC is targeting three former executives of Freddie Mac, including chief executive officer Daniel Mudd, chief... Continue Reading »

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Deals: Legal but What About Ethical?

So what's the story? Are the creeps at Goldman Sachs the most crooked thieves known to humanity, or are they simply going about business as usual on Wall Street? Both sides of the saga have their merits. It doesn't help Goldman's case when emails surface from its reps about selling "shi***y" bonds, or from Fabrice... Continue Reading »

Goldman Fraud Victims? Homeowners, Not Investors

You probably already know that the Securities and Exchange Commission alleges that hedge fund Paulson & Co handpicked stinker mortgage-backed securities to put into an investment pool, then bet that the pool would fail. Goldman didn't even buy the securities themselves – it just took investors' money based on... Continue Reading »

SEC Sues Goldman Sachs

We at Housing Watch had to do a double take when the news came in. The Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Goldman Sachs, and demanding that it return money that the SEC charges was obtained through fraud. The SEC? The same SEC that stood by as securities traders saddled teachers' pension funds with toxic products... Continue Reading »

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