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Freddie Mac (FRE)

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A stockholder-owned corporation chartered by Congress to create a flow of funds to mortgage lenders. Purchases certain residential mortgages that it finances by issuing mortgage pass through securities and debt instruments in the capital markets.

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FRE doesn't currently meet the $100M market cap / $1.50 stock price minimum. (Learn More)

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736 Outperforms
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123 Outperforms
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Ticker Tags

Thrifts and Mortgage Finance (167), Financials (1255), Virginia (8), McLean (2), Cyclical (3415), Small Cap (1645)
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Freddie Mac At A Glance

Current Price: $1.20
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:02 PM
Open: $0.00
Previous Close: $1.16
Daily Range: $1.15 - $1.20
52-Week Range: $0.35 - $2.50
Volume: 6,076,736
Market Cap: $778.00M
P/E Ratio: 13.20
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Freddie Mac (FRE)

Avatar BrianStocks (< 20) Submitted: 9/24/09 4:28 AM

AIG = FNM = FRE

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Freddie Mac (FRE)

Avatar alberta911 (83.64) Submitted: 8/11/09 11:29 AM

Finally bought my 1st shares of Freddie Mac (FRE) shares today
WOW, I have been following this stock for a long long time and I decided NOW was the best time to buy.
I was lucky I bought my shares for $1.80
I was worried I would miss out since it has been steadily climbing since week.
My Mom has ...More

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 (FRE)

Avatar stockman57 (< 20) Submitted: 12/30/09 3:44 AM : Outperform Start Price: $1.51 FRE Score: -15.95

Democrats love their free money for the poor pitch. Afree home for everyone it's your right.

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Avatar villa029 (< 20) Submitted: 12/29/09 4:03 PM : Outperform Start Price: $1.51 FRE Score: -15.95

Regardless of personal sentiment, what's done is done and the fact of matter is the government IS assisting FNM & FRE and now w/o limits. I believe the housing will bounce back along with these companies stock...they're backed by the government.

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Avatar brightsideLP (99.16) Submitted: 12/29/09 9:19 AM : Underperform Start Price: $1.50 FRE Score: 15.03

http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/28/news/companies/fannie_freddie/

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Shares of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac soared Monday after the Treasury Department announced what essentially amounts to a blank check for their bailouts.

Treasury lifted a $200 billion limit on the amount it was ready to pump into each of the two mortgage firms after the markets closed Thursday. Fannie Mae (FNM, Fortune 500) shares leapt 21% Monday to $1.27, while shares of Freddie Mac (FRE, Fortune 500) jumped 27% to $1.60.

While the support from Treasury would appear to be a vote of confidence for the firms, the companies' leaders apparently have no interest in owning the stocks themselves.

According to pay packages disclosed for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Thursday, no stock or options are being issued to any of their top managers. That is unusual for shareholder-owned companies...


The lack of stock and options for Fannie and Freddie executives suggests that when Congress and the Obama administration decide what to do with the mortgage firms, shareholders could be left with little or no equity.

Bose George, an analyst with investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, wrote in a note to clients that the lifting of the $200 billion limit is likely a sign that the Obama administration wants to use Fannie and Freddie to provide additional help to the housing market...

George said it's not a surprise that top executives at Fannie and Freddie would demand all-cash compensation packages.

"The shares have no long term value," he wrote. "This reinforces our view that the common shares will eventually trade to zero."...

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Avatar jhuangwithnmr (85.93) Submitted: 12/28/09 4:06 PM : Underperform Start Price: $1.70 FRE Score: 24.29

Shares will trade to zero. Freddie's own executives asked to be paid in cash, not stocks or stock options. The US Treasury assented.

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 (FRE)

Avatar TMFGalagan (92.12) Submitted: 12/15/09 2:56 PM : Underperform Start Price: $1.53 FRE Score: 17.74

Reupping again. Outstanding debt overwhelms assets despite dubious value of some assets on balance sheet. Fed debt purchases help but won't solve the problem. Could get big move up, but eventually will fall back.

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