Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Fannie Mae Follows Freddie Mac and Cuts Dividend By 30%

Fannie Mae (FNM) announced it was reducing its quarterly dividend 30% to 35 cents per share versus the prior quarter dividend of 50 cents per share. Additionally, Fannie Mae will issue $7 billion of preferred stock to further absorb anticipated additional subprime mortgage losses.

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