Fannie Mae case. Federal regulators noted a growing string of high profile scandals at major U.S. corporations in recent years. The number of fraud cases investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission jumped 41 percent in the last three years (112 cases in 2001 compare to 79 cases investigated in 1998)‚ resulting in tens of millions of dollars in fines to settle the charges. I have decided to take a closer look at Fannie May. This company operates in the residential mortgage finance industry
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The world changed September 9th‚ 1991‚ the day that Hunter Hayes was born (“10 Things”). Born in little town Breaux‚ Louisiana (Dukes)‚ Hunter is an only child to Leo and Lynette Hayes (“10 Things”). Ever since the day Hunter was born‚ he has been rocking the world with his God-given talents. Hunter Hayes began showing an interest in music at just two years old‚ after his grandmother gave him an accordion for his birthday (“10 Things”). After that day‚ he began picking up random things around
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GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING EXTRA CREDIT H/WORK FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC 1. Fannie Mae was started in 1938 by President Franklin Roosevelt. He wanted to create a system or a new deal which would benefit people who didn’t have homes. Fannie Mae is the nickname of what is known as the federal National Mortgage Association‚ and Freddie Mac is the nickname for Federal Home Mortgage Corporation. 2. The great depression was the major reason for such a system to be put in place simply because
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Mortgage Association (FNMA) (NYSE: FNM)‚ commonly known as Fannie Mae‚ is a stockholder-owned corporation chartered by Congress in 1968 as a government sponsored enterprise (GSE)‚ but founded in 1938 during the Depression. Contrary to some beliefs‚ Fannie Mae does not make home loans directly to consumers‚ but rather functions as an intermediary in the U.S. secondary mortgage market. By purchasing and securitizing mortgages‚ Fannie Mae facilitates liquidity in the primary mortgage market by ensuring
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Mae Jemison is a very talented women that has many authentic occupations and has positively impacted our world. She was born on October 17‚ 1956‚ in Decatur‚ Alabama but grew up in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ where she attended Morgan Park High School. Not only is she the first African american to enroll in the astronaut training program but she was the first african american women to fly into space On September 12‚ 1992‚ in the Endeavour mission. Mae is also known for being the president of BioSentient Corporation
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ANU College of Business and Economics Mail Building 26C Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200 Room 2.01 (Level 2) ANUCBE Building 26C 1300 732 120 (local call cost only) +61 2 6125 3807 02 6125 0744 +61 2 6125 0744 info.cbe@anu.edu.au School of Accounting & Business Information Systems Building 21 Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200 Room 2037 (Level 2) Hanna Neumann Building 21 02 6125 0025 +61 2 6125 0025 02 6125 4310 +61 2 6125 4310 enquiries.ABIS@anu.edu.au Student
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One of the most important aspects of Dr. Mae Jemison includes her experiences. During her time at Cornell Medical School‚ Jemison spent time working as a volunteer in places such as: Cuba‚ Kenya‚ and Cambodian Refugee camps in Thailand (Jemison 2). After Cornell University‚ Jemison spent the next year accomplishing an internship at Los Angeles County- University of Southern California Medical Center. Knowing she wanted to work on a biomedical engineer research assignment‚ she quickly determined to
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Bystander is defined as a person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part. Eric Hayes‚ the main character‚ is a bystander in the novel. Eric‚ a thirteen year-old boy who moves from Ohio to the city of Bellport on Long Island‚ New York‚ faces many challenges along with his younger brother‚ Rudy‚ and his mother. Eric’s father did not move with the family and was left behind. Eric had to adjust to a new school in a new community and life without his father. At school‚ Eric initially
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Anna Karenina “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Just as the famous quote goes‚ Tolstoy brought me back to the Russian society in the 19th century‚ leading me to ponder over the meaning of love‚ family‚ ethics‚ religion‚ as for the whole life. Anna Karenina is perhaps one of the greatest novels of all times. Anna shone like a bright light in Petersburg society and was admired by everyone. But she was married to the dull‚ cold Alexei Karenin‚ a
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contentment. In Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina‚ Anna’s life is spiritually empty‚ and so she fills it with earthly pleasures (such as adultery) to fill the void. Levin‚ the other protagonist‚ also feels throughout the story as though something is missing in his life‚ but ends up actually discovering what will maintain his happiness in the long run. A main theme in the book is whether or not it is possible to preserve a happy life in a healthy way. Both characters‚ Anna and Levin‚ demonstrate how and
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