F.H.A. Faces $4.6 Billion in Losses

By Edward Harrison On Jun 10, 2008

So the Federal Housing Administration is the latest victim of the housing bust. If they weren’t a government agency, they might actually be bust.

The projected loss is the highest in the home loan program since 2004, and officials said the F.H.A. had to withdraw $4.6 billion from its $21 billion capital reserve fund in May to cover the costs. They said the agency, which is self-sustaining, would not need appropriations from Congress to remain solvent.
–The New York Times, 10 Jun 2008

hmmm…

Housing property

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Edward Harrison is a senior Editor at Bloomberg. He is also the founder of Credit Writedowns newsletter, a former career diplomat, investment banker and technology executive with over twenty five years of business experience. He speaks six languages and reads another five, skills he uses to provide a more global perspective. Edward holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

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