To come for Fannie and Freddie: $389 billion
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-owned companies that guarantee 53 percent of all U.S. mortgages, will need $389 billion in federal subsidies through 2019, says the federal budget office. The two companies have already received $145 billion from Washington.
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