A prophet for the government at the expense of millions on the street. The government put a conservator (FHFA) over FNMA and siphoned billions for years even though FNMA was never insolvent. Even for those who owned stock in FNMA couldn’t collect any dividends while FNMA was showing a huge profit. The FNMA conservatorship was a huge scam used to fund many hidden illegal operations. Your article doesn’t even begin to explain the true nature for TARP.