Farewell, Fannie

Mired in an accounting scandal, Fannie Mae’s board of directors ousted chairman and CEO Franklin Raines and Timothy Howard, the financial giant’s CFO, on Dec. 21. The announcements of Raines’ early retirement and Howard’s resignation came days after the Securities and Exchange Commission directed Fannie to restate its earnings since 2001, a move that could cost the company $9 billion.

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