Freddie Mac indicates 2003 earnings report on track - 2004-01-21
The No. 2 source of U.S. mortgage finance, Freddie Mac, disclosed on Wednesday it is on track to report its 2003 earnings, which were delayed by an accounting scandal, by June 30.

Baumann pledged to work with lawmakers to strengthen regulatory oversight of the company, which is shareholder-owned but congressionally chartered. It buys mortgages from lenders and holds the home loans or repackages them as securities
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Money worries in your 20s? There could be hope - 2004-01-21
The financial forecast for young people doesn't seem too promising, yet many spend like there's no tomorrow. Is the future as dark as is made out for those in their 20s and 30s?

"How am I supposed to have a mortgage? When am I supposed to feed myself, when am I - heaven forbid - to have a social life?" asked Julia Prague. She calculated that under the new system, she'd graduate with a £40,000 debt - repaying this loan and a mortgage would account for more than 50% of her salary.
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