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• Soaring U.S. Revenue May Lead to Drop in Bond Sales

  By Daniel Kruger, Bloomberg, Liz Capo McCormick, Bloomberg  |  May 13, 2013

  Wall Street’s biggest bond dealers are starting to forecast that the U.S. Treasury will reduce the size of its debt auctions in coming months.

• Freddie Mac Sues Banks over Libor Rigging

  By Tom Schoenberg and Andrew Zajac, Bloomberg  |  March 20, 2013

  Manipulation of rate may have cost Freddie and Fannie $3 billion, report says.

• Bond Market Sees Slower Growth than Obama

  By Liz Capo McCormick, Bloomberg  |  February 19, 2013

  Yields suggest economic expansion will fall short of administration’s projections.

• Fannie and Freddie Likely Lost $3 Billion in Libor Manipulation (WSJ)

  December 20, 2012

  The Federal Housing Finance Agency, the companies' regulator, urges legal action.

• Midsize Banks Split From Wall Street Agenda

  By Carter Dougherty and Cheyenne Hopkins, Bloomberg  |  November 2, 2012

  Regional banks like U.S. Bancorp and SunTrust Banks set up their own lobbying shops.

• U.S. Sues Bank of America over Mortgages

  By David Glovin and Hugh Son, Bloomberg  |  October 24, 2012

  $1 bln lawsuit charges bank sold defective residential mortgage loans to Fannie and Freddie.

• Schapiro Nears Exit With Mission Unfinished

  By Joshua Gallu and Robert Schmidt, Bloomberg  |  October 19, 2012

  SEC chairwoman fails to turn around the agency's image as a failed watchdog.

• September Housing Starts Up 15%

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  October 17, 2012

  Surge puts starts at highest level in four years.

• Breaking Up Banks Hard to Do

  By Christine Harper and Hugh Son, Bloomberg  |  September 4, 2012

  Banks’ traders are addicted to the cheap funding provided by deposits.

• Fed Expands Operation Twist

  By Jeff Kearns and Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  June 20, 2012

  Program to be expanded by $267 bln through year-end.