FACT CHECK Gingrich flubs history in GOP debate If you think S. Carolina's primary got nasty ... Romney attacks Gingrichon ethics mortgage ties didn't earn millions as historian Gingrich's former company releases contract defends investments readies tax returns to release Surging Newt draws fire from rivals Freddie Mac made public shortly before Mitt Hits on Profits Fannie writedowns too costly regulator

Gingrich releases Freddie Mac contract Gingrich releases Freddie Mac contract Freddie Mac releases Gingrich's contract TAMPA, Fla. -- Under pressure, Newt Gingrich arranged the release of a contract Monday night showing the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. paid his consulting firm a $25,000 monthly retainer fee in 2006, for a total of $300,000. Romney defends investments, readies tax returns Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has criticized rival Newt Gingrich for earning more than $1.6 million in consulting fees from Freddie Mac even though he has as much as $500,000 invested in the U.S.-backed lender and its sister entity, Fannie Mae. Fannie, Freddie writedowns too costly: regulator WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac told lawmakers that forcing the government-controlled mortgage firms to write down the principal on underwater home loans would require more than $100 billion in fresh taxpayer funds. In a letter sent on Friday to the Republican and Democratic leaders of a House of Representatives government oversight panel, the Federal Housing ... Gingrich release a Freddie Mac document TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich Monday released a contract he had with U.S. mortgage giant Freddie Mac. Gingrich Firm Releases One of Its Contracts With Freddie Mac Newt Gingrich's consulting firmyesterday released a copy of its 2006 contract with Freddie Mac (FMCC) ,which covers just one year of his multiple years of service anddocuments only $300,000 of the $1.6 ... Gingrich's Freddie Mac contract released Agreement released by the Center for Health Transformation calls for "consulting and related services" The Caucus: Gingrich Releases a Freddie Mac Contract With Few Details The contract covers one year, 2006, and paid the Gingrich Group $300,000. Romney goes on offense in GOP debate Romney blasts Gingrich for history at Freddie Mac; Gingrich decries "personal and nasty" attacks Freddie Mac draws Republicans' attention The one thing Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich seem to agree on about Freddie Mac is that it played a significant role in the housing bubble -- and the subsequent financial meltdown that followed when it burst.
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