Mortgage giants to fund rescue plan
montereyherald.com     21-May-2008            

WASHINGTON — Profits from government-sponsored mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, instead of taxpayers, would back up a home loan rescue for up to 500,000 strapped borrowers under a plan approved by a key Senate committee Tuesday to pull the nation out of a housing slump. [read full story]                    


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