Although Fannie and Freddie were taken over by the government in the fall of 2008, the two have been wildly profitable – with a few bumps along the way – since 2012.
Anne Tompkins, Lindberg's attorney, said her client is “is innocent of the charges in the indictment and we look forward to demonstrating this when we get our day in court.”
With Fannie and Freddie earning so much money these days (and returning almost all of it to Uncle Sam) haven’t the two earned the right to lobby Congress regarding their future?