Rescue plan’s cost to taxpayers may be minimal, official says

By Lori Montgomery and David Hilzenrath / The Bulletin
July 23, 2008

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration’s plan to prop up troubled mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is likely to cost taxpayers less than $25 billion, Capitol Hill’s chief budget analyst said Tuesday. But there is an outside chance that a further....

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