Buffett questioned Freddie Mac profit projections as he bailed out (Lincoln Journal Star)
Story date: 2007-10-24 10:49:27
Added on: 2007-10-24 11:00:27
WASHINGTON — Years before Freddie Mac was rocked by an accounting scandal, billionaire investor Warren Buffett got on the phone with Freddie Mac chairman Leland C. Brendsel and explained why he was selling shares of the giant mortgage funding company.
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