Senate weighs future of Fannie, Freddie

Charlotte Observer:  A U.S. Senate plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the most thorough yet for winding down the two mortgage financiers, faces a first test this week with its authors making last-minute changes to gather more support.

The 22 members of the Senate Banking Committee will decide as early as Tuesday whether the bill, the culmination of more than a year of delicate negotiations among Democrats and Republicans, gains momentum or fizzles.

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