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And who said no one in 
real estate is making money? (access required)

By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: November 18,2011

Michael Williams, the CEO of Fannie Mae, won me over this week when, while testifying on Capitol Hill about big fat Fannie executive bonuses and multimillion-dollar salaries, he said this: “These are challenging jobs under challenging circumstances and we need to pay and reward the people who are doing the jobs.” The “challenging jobs under [...]


Regulator says Fannie, Freddie bonuses necessary

By The Associated Press
Published: November 15,2011

WASHINGTON — The government regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said Thursday that million-dollar bonuses paid to executives at the companies were necessary to keep the mortgage giants running. Edward DeMarco, the acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, sent a letter to U.S. lawmakers that paying a total of $12.8 million in [...]