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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Steve203 ⎊❂🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: is this confidence inspiring?
Date: 12/19/25 10:37 AM
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Fannie and Freddie are supposed to go public soon. If the thrust of this article is true, that the programs are being used to advance a partisan, political, agenda, rather than lubricate the mortgage industry, who would want a piece of it?

Pulte and other Trump loyalists at mortgage regulator clash with Fannie and Freddie staffers

“This reliance on a buddy system – in which people are getting into positions because of ‌their political or personal connections – is unprecedented at these organizations,” said Richard Painter, a Bush administration ethics attorney who co-authored a book about ethical lapses in the banking industry and the 2008 crisis. “It’s a potentially explosive and dangerous situation that could be damaging not only to the mortgage industry but to our economy as a whole.”

finance.yahoo.com - Pulte other trump loyalists mortgage

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