Shaky Ground: The Strange Saga of the U.S. Mortgage Giants

by Bethany McLean

Book Overview

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were created by Congress to serve the American Dream of homeownership. By the end of the century, they had become extremely profitable and powerful companies, instrumental in putting millions of Americans in their homes.

So why does the government now want them dead?

In 2008, the U.S. Treasury put Fannie and Freddie into a life-support state known as "conservatorship" to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0990976300
• ISBN13: 9780990976301
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Columbia Global Reports
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.4"