3 top Fannie Mae executives to leave company. Fannie Mae says three top executives are leaving as the mortgage finance company aims to cope with mounting losses from the mortgage crisis.

Fannie Mae shakes up top staff, keeps CEO. Fannie Mae, one of the government-sponsored mortgage finance giants facing trouble from the housing meltdown, announced a shakeup of key management Wednesday while keeping its chief executive.

Three Fannie Mae execs out, shares rally earlier. Fannie Mae, the biggest U.S. mortgage finance company, on Wednesday announced a shake-up of top executives, including the exit of its chief financial officer, in an effort to better implement a plan to preserve capital and cut losses.

Fannie Mae shakes up management team. Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks Wednesday, after shares in it and sibling company Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared less certain a government bailout of the two troubled companies is imminent.

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Is It Time to Sell Your Foreign Stocks?. BusinessWeek Online - The stock prices of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have cratered. The bottom of the worst housing slump since the Great Depression hasn't been reached. Fears of inflation are mounting.

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Home prices by metro area. Home prices across the country fell 4.8% in the second quarter, compared with the second quarter of 2007 -- a record drop, according to a government report. See how your community fared.

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Funding Round-Up: Conviva, Demandbase. " Conviva, a developer that pledges to deliver live Internet video faster and better than other companies, has raised $20 million in a series B round of financing led by UV Partners.

Expressor garners $10M in second VC round. Commonwealth Capital Ventures has led a $10 million Series B round of investment in Expressor Software Corp.

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Let's Chat Today. Join me today at noon for a live online discussion about mortgages. The current housing market has sidelined many would-be buyers, who are worried they'll buy before the market hits bottom. Meanwhile, mortgages rates are rising and qualifying for a mortgage is more difficult.