A view of Fannie Mae headquarters is seen in this July 14, 2008 file photo in Washington, DC. Troubled US mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae on May 8, 2009 reported a loss of 23.2 billion dollars in the first quarter of 2009 as it reeled from a home mortgage meltdown that triggered global crisis. Following the setback, the company which was effectively take over by the government after a meltdown last years, said it had asked the US Treasury for an additional 19 billion dollars to help it weather the extended crisis. Getty Images logo Getty Images 33 months ago

A view of Fannie Mae headquarters is seen in this July 14, 2008 file photo in Washington, DC. Troubled US mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae on May 8, 2009 reported a loss of 23.2 billion dollars in the first quarter of 2009 as it reeled from a home mortgage meltdown that triggered global crisis. Following the setback, the company which was effectively take over by the government after a meltdown last years, said it had asked the US Treasury for an additional 19 billion dollars to help it weather the extended crisis.

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