Are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the enormous Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) that purchased about three quarters of the total single-family mortgages in the United States, about to step into the repurchase litigation fray?

If so, it might be very frightening news indeed for the lenders potentially on the hook to repurchase the securities they sold to the GSE's.

First, a little background.

For the full CNBC story, click here.

Are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the enormous Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) that purchased about three quarters of the total single-family mortgages in the United States, about to step into the repurchase litigation fray?

If so, it might be very frightening news indeed for the lenders potentially on the hook to repurchase the securities they sold to the GSE's.

First, a little background.

For the full CNBC story, click here.