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Sen. Bob Corker says investors should short Fannie and Freddie

By Steve Goldstein

The continued stock-market vitality of housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has been a puzzle to some. Perhaps none more than Sen. Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican, who came out on Wednesday calling for investors to make bets that the companies’ shares will fall in value.

The call came during Corker’s interview with CNBC’s Rick Santelli about the topic of housing finance reform.

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