Quasi-private mortgage financier Freddie Mac announced a hefty second-quarter loss Wednesday, stretching beyond even Wall Street's pessimistic expectations.

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Quasi-private mortgage financier Freddie Mac (nyse: FRE - news - people ) announced a hefty second-quarter loss Wednesday, stretching beyond even Wall Street's pessimistic expectations.

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Last month it played its part in shoring up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the twin quasi-private giants of the American mortgage market.

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Barclays Capital has estimated the number of homes in the hands of lenders, whether Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or any of the large private banks, is approaching 500, 000.

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There are mortgages from the private sector, mortgages from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and there are GNMA mortgages.

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Buffett says it's unlikely right now that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can raise the money they need to keep operating from private investors.

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The former private-equity executive also savaged his rival for the work he did for mortgage giant Freddie Mac, an issue that resonated in a state hard-hit by the housing slump.

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The Obama Administration issued its plan for how to get out of the mortgage business Friday, delivering a report to Congress with a plan to restore private capital to the housing market and ultimately wind down government-backed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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