Freddie Mac posts $1.2B gain

Freddie Mac posted a net income of $1.2 billion for the second quarter and isn’t requesting any additional federal aid for the period.

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Freddie Mac posted a net income of $1.2 billion for the second quarter and isn’t requesting any additional federal aid for the period.

The government rescued Freddie and larger sibling Fannie Mae in September 2008 after massive losses on risky mortgages threatened to topple them.

Taxpayers have spent about $170 billion to rescue Fannie and Freddie, the costliest bailout of the 2008 financial crisis. It could cost about $200 billion more to support the companies through 2014 after subtracting dividend payments, according to the government.

Read more at OregonLive.com.

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