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 7 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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