Date: November 29th, 2007

Managed earnings were much more fun

29 November, 2007 (11:10) | Uncategorized | No comments

Back in the good old days,
 

“Yesterday — all my troubles seemed so far away.”
 
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac aggressively managed their earnings, keeping unrealized gains and losses in reserve so they could turbocharge the balance sheet and deliver earnings that matched estimates with heartwarming accuracy, and maximizing their seven- and eight-figure executive bonuses.
 

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