Fannie Mae taps $7.8 billion from Treasury, loss widens

(Reuters) - Fannie Mae, the biggest source of money for U.S. home loans, on Tuesday said it needed a further $7.8 billion in federal aid to stay afloat as a shaky housing market widened its third-quarter loss to $5.1 billion. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/09/us-usa-housing-fanniemae-idUST...