The rebirth of Fannie and Freddie

CNN: On the morning of Feb. 11, 2011, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner gave a speech at the Brookings Institution near DuPont Circle in Washington, D.C., addressing the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. "We need to wind down Fannie and Freddie and substantially reduce the government's footprint in the housing market," he declared.

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