Successful House vote
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac advanced ahead of an ultimately successful House vote Wednesday on legislation to tap the mortgage giants' profits to cover any losses from saving 400,000 homeowners from foreclosure. The measure, which won easy approval in a vote after the closing bell on Wall Street, would give the Treasury Department authority to extend the companies a temporary lifeline.
Fannie Mae rose $1.59, or 12 percent, to $15, while Freddie Mac rose $1.10, or 11 percent, to $10.80.