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Feds near deal for Fannie, Freddie

The Treasury Department is close to finalizing plans to effectively take over beleaguered mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to a report published Friday. <p><a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?a=yXMkiG"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?i=yXMkiG" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=E9BUL"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=E9BUL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=sOn7L"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=sOn7L" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=kRHZl"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=kRHZl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=722SL"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=722SL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=wHuMl"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=wHuMl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~4/384896538" height="1" width="1"/>