<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Fannie Mae: News &amp; Videos about Fannie Mae - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Fannie_Mae</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Fannie Mae from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:21:41 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Fannie Mae: News &amp; Videos about Fannie Mae - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Fannie_Mae</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Fannie Mae from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Fannie Mae posts $19 billion loss on bad loans</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/05/news/companies/fannie_mae_earnings.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/05/news/companies/fannie_mae_earnings.reut/index.htm</guid><description>Fannie Mae, the largest provider of funding for U.S. home loans, said on Thursday bad mortgages and a federal foreclosure prevention program left it with a $18.9 billion loss, forcing it to tap the Treasury again to plug a hole in its net worth.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Avoid foreclosure: Rent your own home</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/05/real_estate/deed_to_lease/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/05/real_estate/deed_to_lease/index.htm</guid><description>Giving troubled borrowers yet another way to avoid foreclosure, Fannie Mae said on Thursday it would allow eligible homeowners to rent their own homes.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fortune 500's top stock: Freddie Mac</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/18/magazines/fortune/fortune500/winners.losers.lehman.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/18/magazines/fortune/fortune500/winners.losers.lehman.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>With apologies to the Beatles, the list of the best-performing Fortune 500 stocks in the year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers reads like a stroll down Penny Lane.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>A first step for Fannie and Freddie</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/31/news/companies/fannie_freddie_anniversary.breakingviews/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/31/news/companies/fannie_freddie_anniversary.breakingviews/index.htm</guid><description>Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shouldn't be allowed to languish in Uncle Sam's arms. But as the anniversary of their seizure by the government approaches, the $5.4 trillion mortgage giants remain the biggest black holes in the financial firmament.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks led by four wounded horsemen</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/26/markets/thebuzz/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/26/markets/thebuzz/index.htm</guid><description>They say you can't trust the government. Don't tell that to Wall Street traders.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Optimism sends Fannie, Freddie shares soaring</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/24/news/companies/fannie_freddie_stocks_up/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/24/news/companies/fannie_freddie_stocks_up/index.htm</guid><description>Shares of bailed-out mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac soared Monday, as investors try to piggyback on a rally in shares of government-backed financial companies.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>If Colonial fails, mortgages get more scarce</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/14/news/companies/colonial_bank_fallout/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/14/news/companies/colonial_bank_fallout/index.htm</guid><description>The potential collapse of Colonial BancGroup poses another hazard to the still-shaky housing market: Mortgages could become even harder to get.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fannie Mae needs another $10.7B in federal aid</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/06/news/companies/Fannie_mae_earnings/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/06/news/companies/Fannie_mae_earnings/index.htm</guid><description>Fannie Mae, the government-controlled mortgage insurer, said Thursday that it needs another $10.7 billion from the Treasury Department to stay afloat.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The messy issue of 'too big to fail'</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/30/news/companies/too_big_to_fail/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/30/news/companies/too_big_to_fail/index.htm</guid><description>Lawmakers are quickly learning that "too big to fail" may be too complex to legislate away.</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fannie &amp;amp; Freddie: The most expensive bailout</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/22/news/companies/fannie_freddie_bailout/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/22/news/companies/fannie_freddie_bailout/index.htm</guid><description>The first big government bailout of the financial crisis -- the takeover of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- is poised to be the most expensive and complicated to complete.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fannie and Freddie in 'critical' condition</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/18/news/economy/fannie_freddie_critical/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/18/news/economy/fannie_freddie_critical/index.htm</guid><description>Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, charged with helping lead the nation out of its housing crisis, are facing "critical" financial problems, federal regulators said Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 20:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fannie loses $23 billion, seeks more U.S. aid</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/08/news/companies/fannie_mae/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/08/news/companies/fannie_mae/index.htm</guid><description>Fannie Mae, the troubled mortgage finance company, reported a first-quarter loss of $23.2 billion on Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 16:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Will the Motor City shakeup work?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/09/news/economy/colvin_detroit.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/09/news/economy/colvin_detroit.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>While the jury's out on President Obama's decision to sub Fritz Henderson for Rick Wagoner as CEO of GM, the shift doesn't matter because the bailout is suspect. The reason? Of all the models the federal government could have picked for restructuring the automaker, it picked Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Four Fannie Mae execs to get big bonuses</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/19/fannie.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/19/fannie.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Troubled mortgage giant Fannie Mae planned to pay four top executives retention bonuses ranging from $470,000 to $611,000, according to a February SEC filing.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fannie taps lifeline after $59B in losses</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/26/news/companies/Fannie_results/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/26/news/companies/Fannie_results/index.htm</guid><description>Hammered by the ailing housing market, mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae said Thursday it would tap its lifeline from the Treasury Department after reporting $58.7 billion in losses for 2008.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Housing fix leans on troubled firms</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/24/news/economy/Fannie_Freddie/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/24/news/economy/Fannie_Freddie/index.htm</guid><description>Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac won't be leaving the federal government's nest anytime soon.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fannie, Freddie to fund part of plan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/20/news/economy/foreclosure_funds/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/20/news/economy/foreclosure_funds/index.htm</guid><description>The White House is using only $50 billion from the $700 billion financial industry bailout package to fund the foreclosure prevention program, a senior administration official clarified Friday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fed to modify troubled mortgages</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/27/news/economy/fannie_fed/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/27/news/economy/fannie_fed/index.htm</guid><description>As required by the federal bailout law, the Federal Reserve will look to prevent foreclosures by modifying the terms on certain delinquent loans, lawmakers said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New Fannie, Freddie rules on the way</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/23/news/economy/Fannie_freddie/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/23/news/economy/Fannie_freddie/index.htm</guid><description>The federal regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will set new rules early next week governing the mortgage finance companies' portfolios, which play a crucial role in the nation's housing market.</description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Taming inflated home appraisals</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/14/real_estate/appraisal_reform/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/14/real_estate/appraisal_reform/index.htm</guid><description>Washington policy makers have taken aim at one of the main contributing causes to the housing crisis: inflated appraisals.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fannie and Freddie give borrowers more time</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/08/real_estate/Fannie_Freddie_extend_grace/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/08/real_estate/Fannie_Freddie_extend_grace/index.htm</guid><description>Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have extended a moratorium on foreclosure suspensions for another three weeks, directing the mortgage servicers they work with to postpone any foreclosure or eviction proceedings through January 31.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fannie Mae gives renters a break</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/news/economy/fannie_housing/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/news/economy/fannie_housing/index.htm</guid><description>Fannie Mae, the battered mortgage giant, has agreed to act as an interim landlord for thousands of tenants living in foreclosed homes around the country.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Tenants victimized by foreclosures</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/08/real_estate/tenant_foreclosure_victims/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/08/real_estate/tenant_foreclosure_victims/index.htm</guid><description>Imagine faithfully paying your rent month after month, and then having a sheriff at your door telling you that your family has to leave - immediately.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fannie, Freddie ignored warning signs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/09/news/economy/fannie_freddie_hearing/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/09/news/economy/fannie_freddie_hearing/index.htm</guid><description>A House committee trying to uncover the roots of the credit crisis on Tuesday grilled several former CEOs of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks take a step back</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/09/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/09/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks tumbled Tuesday morning as a profit warning from FedEx and some buyer's remorse after a two-session rally sent stocks tumbling in the early going.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Picking a loan modification plan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/03/pf/saving/toptips/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/03/pf/saving/toptips/index.htm</guid><description>Loan modifications for homeowners in trouble: there are a lot of proposals out there. But what's the best way to go about reworking your mortgage terms? Here's what you need to know.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mortgage-market revival: Try, try again</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/25/news/mortgage.revival.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/25/news/mortgage.revival.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>The feds are trying once more to resuscitate the mortgage market. But history shows reviving this patient won't be easy.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Freddie: $25B loss, taps tax dollars</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/14/news/companies/freddie_mac/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/14/news/companies/freddie_mac/index.htm</guid><description>Freddie Mac reported a $25 billion quarterly loss Friday that forced the mortgage finance giant to tap $100 billion in bailout money set aside by the government.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Who benefits from the new Fannie-Freddie plan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/14/real_estate/Fannie_Freddie_plan_has_limits/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/14/real_estate/Fannie_Freddie_plan_has_limits/index.htm</guid><description>Mortgage giants Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac may back 30 million mortgages. 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Could Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be part of the solution?</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Global effort thaws credit freeze</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/20/markets/bondcenter/credit_market/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/20/markets/bondcenter/credit_market/index.htm</guid><description>With two more countries entering the global fight to stem the world's financial crisis, lending rates continued to fall Monday, signaling the worldwide effort was easing the stranglehold on lending.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mortgage rates spike -  leap size tops '87</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/16/real_estate/end_of_low_mortgage_rates/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/16/real_estate/end_of_low_mortgage_rates/index.htm</guid><description>Low mortgage rates, the one bright spot in a devastated housing market, are on a rapid rise.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Bailouts will lead to rough economic ride</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/23/paul.bailout/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/23/paul.bailout/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Many Americans today are asking themselves how the economy got to be in such a bad spot.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Yet another bailout - Taxpayer tally</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/18/news/economy/bailout_tally_taxpayer/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/18/news/economy/bailout_tally_taxpayer/index.htm</guid><description>The numbers are big. That much is certain.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wall Street sings bailout blues</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/17/news/newsmakers/paulson.friendly.fire.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/17/news/newsmakers/paulson.friendly.fire.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Far from stabilizing the financial system, the federal bailout barrage appears to have left investors shell-shocked.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bonds up as mortgage rates fall</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/08/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/08/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htm</guid><description>U.S. treasurys rose on Monday after a government bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac drove down mortgage rates.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fannie Mae Shake-Up: 3 Execs Out</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1836807,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1836807,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks after shares in it and Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared less certain a government bailout of the two troubled companies is imminent</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks fight back</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/20/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/20/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</guid><description>Rallying financial and energy stocks pushed Wall Street higher Wednesday, after a choppy session dictated by fluctuating oil prices and fears that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are on the brink of a government takeover.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fannie, Freddie Fall on Renewed Bailout Fears</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1833915,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1833915,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Whether or not the government is actually on the verge of taking over mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, investor fears that a bailout is imminent could turn such a worst-case scenario into reality</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fannie Mae: $2.3 Billion 2Q Loss</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1830743,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1830743,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Fannie Mae swung to a second-quarter loss that was more than triple what Wall Street expected as conditions in the housing market continued to deteriorate</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senate Passes Housing Bill to Bush</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1826875,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1826875,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Congress passed the most significant housing legislation in decades Saturday, offering help to struggling homeowners and seeking to stabilize a troubled housing market</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bonds sink on inflation concerns</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/22/markets/bondcenter/treasurys/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/22/markets/bondcenter/treasurys/index.htm</guid><description>Treasury prices fell Tuesday as the president of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve said inflation needs to be corrected "sooner rather than later."</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Q&amp;amp;A: How Fannie, Freddie and IndyMac affect you</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/14/mortgage.qa/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/14/mortgage.qa/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were created to help individuals realize the American dream of home ownership, but they now find their survival at risk in the U.S. mortgage crisis.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Brief History of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1822766,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1822766,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Originally created to bail out banks during the Great Depression, the two giant mortgage companies are struggling due to a modern-day housing meltdown - </description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dollar musters slight gains</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/14/markets/dollar/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/14/markets/dollar/index.htm</guid><description>The dollar regained a little lost ground against most foreign currencies Monday as traders cheered the U.S. government's plan to rescue ailing mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Freddie-Fannie Backstop Plan</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1822336,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1822336,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve announced steps Sunday to shore up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Financials' foul Friday</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/11/news/companies/financial_stocks/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/11/news/companies/financial_stocks/index.htm</guid><description>Anxiety over a possible government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sent financial stocks into a virtual tailspin Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks slump on bank 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But the higher initial costs of building green make most people settle for the status qu...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2000 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Build Fix-Up Costs Into Your Mortgage</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/05/01/278249/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/05/01/278249/index.htm</guid><description>Not long ago, if you bought a home and needed extra funds to turn it into the house of your dreams, you had to tap into your savings, cash out some investments or--worst of all--max out your high-i...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2000 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>4. Fannie Mae: Spinning Idealism Into Gold By building a diverse work force and lending to more minority homebuyers, Fannie Mae </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/08/03/246280/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/08/03/246280/index.htm</guid><description>It would be hard to find a less likely champion of diversity than a tall guy of Norwegian descent from Benson, Minn. 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Just by rattling its chains, it could make high interest rates look stingy, rapid earnings growth seem lazy, and it could spook a h...</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 1998 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>FIVE WINNING STOCKS TO WHIP INFLATION</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/06/01/227243/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/06/01/227243/index.htm</guid><description>Every retiree faces a familiar investing dilemma: how to balance the need to beat inflation with the entirely sensible desire to minimize risk. The solution, say financial advisers, is to own stock...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 1997 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>STOP SECRET CREDIT GRADING FROM FLUNKING YOU AT MORTGAGE TIME</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/02/01/207712/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/02/01/207712/index.htm</guid><description>IF YOU PLAN TO BUY A HOME OR RE-finance your mortgage this year, you'll likely have to pass a test you probably won't even know you're taking. 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Don't look now, but U.S. companies are shelling out for capital equipment more furiously than at any time since the heady 1960s--back when the dollar was as good as gold, and America was unde...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 1995 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>A mortgage to avoid The new AIM mortgage usually misses the mark</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/10/01/89198/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/10/01/89198/index.htm</guid><description>Interested in a mortgage that could eventually pay you back every cent you borrowed? The creators of a new mortgage known as AIM -- short for Asset Integrated Mortgage -- are hoping you are. 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