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Wayne Heicklen on Last Week's Poll Question

'It's of the utmost importance to keep Fannie and Freddie viable.'

By Brianne Harrison | Updated on September 11, 2008

THE FED’S TAKEOVER OF FANNIE AND FREDDIE

With all the headlines about Fannie and Freddie hemorrhaging money lately, it was hardly surprising when word came out that the government had stepped in. And, according to most of our poll respondents, that was the best thing that could be done. A vast majority of nearly 60% said this was the best possible solution, while 41% judged the move to be unfair to taxpayers, who will bear the financial burden. Wayne Heicklen, a partner with Pryor Cashman and an investor in the Georgica residential condo tower agrees that there are many disappointed parties, but there was ultimately no other way. Here are his thoughts:

“How good or how bad the takeover move was really depends on your point of view. From the point of view of investors, it’s not too good, because they’ve just lost their investment in the two companies. From the point of view of taxpayers, it’s not great because they will have to take on the burden of the takeover and its cost.

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