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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 09:  Fannie Mae's headquarters in the nation's capital are seen November 9, 2011 in Washington, DC. Citing the rise in defaults on loans it has guranteed, the government-controlled mortgage giant is asking the federal government for $7.8 billion in aid to covers its losses in the in the third quarter of FY 2011. Fannie has received $112.6 billion so far from the Treasury Department - the most expensive bailout of a single company.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 09: Fannie Mae's headquarters in the nation's capital are seen November 9, 2011 in Washington, DC. Citing the rise in defaults on loans it has guranteed, the government-controlled mortgage giant is asking the federal government for $7.8 billion in aid to covers its losses in the in the third quarter of FY 2011. Fannie has received $112.6 billion so far from the Treasury Department - the most expensive bailout of a single company. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)