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Investors hope to see the mortgage giants move out of conservatorship.
Although John Paulson could blame bad timing for his losses in gold this year, he faults Congress for thwarting his latest game plan: the privatization of government--sponsored Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Paulson & Co. is one of several prominent hedge funds that have bought junior preferred stock in the mortgage finance companies through over-the-counter trades in hopes that they would be listed again someday. Investors say privatizing the two would be good for the U.S. economy, but the federal government isn't buying it.
Fannie and Freddie ran...