Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM), in their latest earnings statement announced that an additional $15.3 Billion is required to cover additional losses.

WASHINGTON, DC – Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE) reported a net loss of $15.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared with a net loss of $18.9 billion in the third quarter of 2009. Including $1.2 billion of dividends on our senior preferred stock held by the US Department of Treasury, the net loss attributable to common stockholders was $16.3 billion, or ($2.87) per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared with a loss of $19.8 billion, or ($3.47) per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2009. Our fourth-quarter results were driven primarily by credit expenses, which declined from the third quarter but remained at an elevated level, and our recognition of a $5.0 billion loss on our low income housing tax credit investments. […]

For the full year of 2009, Fannie Mae reported a net loss of $72.0 billion, compared with a loss of $58.7 billion for 2008. […]

The fourth-quarter loss resulted in a net worth deficit of $15.3 billion as of December 31, 2009, taking into account unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities during the fourth quarter. As a result, on February 25, 2010, the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency submitted a request for $15.3 billion from Treasury on the  company’s behalf. FHFA has requested that Treasury provide the funds on or prior to March 31, 2010. […]

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