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Company: Freddie Mac
Current Parent Company: Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation)
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $12,000,000
Year: 2008
Date: March 3, 2008
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: The New York Attorney General announced an agreement with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac requiring them to only buy loans from banks that meet new standards designed to ensure independent and reliable appraisals. Each also agreed to contribute $12 million toward the cost of operating a new organization promoting those standards.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New York Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New York
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Virginia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: government-sponsored
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: secondary mortgage market
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