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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac owe nearly $140 billion

10:06 AM, November 26, 2012

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A Freddie Mac sign sits in front of its headquarters July 10, 2008 in McClean, Virginia. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Much of the money loaned to American financial institutions and automakers back in 2008 and 2009 has been paid back. But Joshua Rosner, financial services analyst and co-author of "Reckless Endangerment," wants to know where the $140 billion given to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is. He'll join The Daily Circuit to talk about his recent op-ed in The New York Times.

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