Threats to economy to carry over into 2008, says Paulson
Story date: 2007-10-17 12:57:00
Added on: 2007-10-17 15:06:59
Times Online - He said that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the government-backed mortgage enterprises, could increase flows of funds to refinance loans to sub-prime borrowers, but he emphasised that this must not mean that lax lenders could escape the consequences of ...
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