DHS Begins Test of Biometric Exit Procedures at Two U.S. AirportsWASHINGTON - Next step toward deploying biometric exit procedures for international travelers /C O R R E C T I O N — U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/WASHINGTON - In the news release, DHS Begins Test of Biometric Exit Procedures at Two U.S. Airports, issued today by U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over PR Newswire, we are advised by the organization that the first paragraph, first sentence, should read “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today began collecting biometrics - digital fingerprints - from non-U.S. citizens…” rather than “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today began collecting biometrics - digital fingerprints and photographs - from non-U.S. citizens…” as originally issued inadvertently. dotMobi Names AutoTrader.mobi as Millionth Site Tested by Acclaimed mobiReady ToolDUBLIN and WASHINGTON - Free mobiReady mobile-readiness checker from dotMobi used by thousands of brands to improve mobile content for their customers An Open Letter From the International Women’s Media FoundationWASHINGTON - OPEN LETTER TO: H. E. Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Head of the Judiciary Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran Re: Roxana Saberi Fannie Mae Reports First-Quarter 2009 ResultsWASHINGTON - Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) today reported its first-quarter 2009 results and filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing provides consolidated financial statements for the first quarter of 2009. The following documents are now available on Fannie Mae’s Web site: Budget: Obama Retreats on Global AIDS, Says AHFWASHINGTON - As a Senator Last Year, Obama Voted for US$9.6 Billion Annually in Funding for George Bush’s Lifesaving Global AIDS Program; Now, President Proposes Only US$6.6 Billion in FY’10 Budget for PEPFAR Sugarcane Ethanol Industry Eager to Implement U.S. Renewable Fuel StandardWASHINGTON - Brazilian Industry wants lower carbon emissions of its biofuels to be recognized Crowell & Moring’s London Office Gains Three Senior LawyersWASHINGTON - Corporate Partner Timothy Leeson Returns to Crowell & Moring Crowell & Moring LLP has added three senior lawyers to its London office, expanding its corporate practice and boosting its regulatory and corporate crime capability. Timothy Leeson, who is a former Crowell & Moring counsel, rejoins the firm from Lawrence Graham LLP to become a partner in the Corporate Group. The new hires also include senior counsel Anne Davies and counsel Fiona Simpson, who join from the law firm Vizards Wyeth and will strengthen the office’s international regulatory, fraud, and corporate crime practice. Fannie Mae Releases March 2009 Monthly SummaryWASHINGTON - Fannie Mae’s (NYSE: FNM) March 2009 Monthly Summary is now available at www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly. The monthly summary report contains information about Fannie Mae’s monthly and year-to-date activities for our gross mortgage portfolio, mortgage-backed securities and other guarantees, interest rate risk measures, and serious delinquency rates. IIF and the Global Association of Risk Professionals Jointly Launch Special Programs on Risk Governance for Boards of Directors in the Financial IndustryWASHINGTON - The Institute of International Finance (IIF) and the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) are leveraging their respective strengths to jointly launch a program on “Risk Governance for Boards of Directors in the Financial Industry.” Strengthening the board’s role in the understanding of risk governance is an essential element in efforts to draw lessons from the financial crisis and implement reforms. China Mobile, China Telecom and Alcatel-Lucent Sign USD 1.7 Billion Framework Agreements for 2009WASHINGTON - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has inked two framework agreements valued USD 1.7 billion in total with China Mobile and China Telecom, to provide network upgrades, integration and maintenance services in 2009. As the leading operators in China, China Mobile and China Telecom were granted 3G licenses in January 2009, for TD-SCDMA and CDMA/EV-DO technologies, respectively. The agreements were secured through Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, Alcatel-Lucent’s Chinese flagship company. Sugarcane Ethanol Already Meets California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Says Brazilian Sugarcane Industry AssociationWASHINGTON - Industry comments submitted to California Air Resources Board underscore sugarcane ethanol’s recognized carbon reduction levels Fannie Mae Prices New Issue 2-Year Benchmark Notes(R)WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM): 2-Year Pricing Date April 8, 2009 Settlement Date April 9, 2009 Maturity Date April 28, 2011 Issue Size US$6 billion Coupon 1.375% Price 99.759 Yield 1.495% Payment Dates Each April 28th and October 28th, beginning April 28, 2009 Spread +60 basis points / 0.875% 03/31/11 U.S. Treasury CUSIP 31398AWQ1 Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Fannie Mae Announces Offering of New Issue 2-Year Benchmark Notes(R)WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM): 2-Year Pricing Date April 8, 2009 Settlement Date April 9, 2009 Maturity Date April 28, 2011 Issue Size TBD Coupon TBD Payment Dates Each April 28th and October 28th, beginning April 28, 2009 CUSIP 31398AWQ1 Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Emerging Capital Partners Invests in Leading African Insurance CompanyWASHINGTON - Stake in NSIA Participations represents ECP’s largest financial services investment to date Political, Military Leaders From China, India, Pakistan, and Britain Respond to Obama Prague Speech: All Nuclear Powers Should Commit to Multi-Lateral Negotiations for Elimination of All Nuclear WeaponsWASHINGTON - Former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Says North Korean Missile Launch Underscores Urgency for All Nuclear Powers to Support Obama-Medvedev Effort to Achieve “Global Zero” Elizabeth A. Andrews Joins Kalbian Hagerty’s International Tax and Corporate Law Practice in Washington, DCWASHINGTON - Kalbian Hagerty LLP announced today that Elizabeth A. Andrews, formerly Senior Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Vice President, International Tax Planning, Marriott International, Inc. has joined the firm’s Washington, DC office. Fannie Mae Prices New Issue 3-Year Benchmark Notes(R)WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM): 3-Year Pricing Date July 9, 2009 Settlement Date July 10, 2009 Maturity Date August 10, 2012 Issue Size US$4 billion Coupon 1.750% Price 99.926 Yield 1.775% Payment Dates Each August 10th and February 10th, beginning August 10, 2009 Spread +32 basis points / 1.500% 07/15/12 U.S. Treasury CUSIP 31398AYM8 Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Tax Havens and Secrecy Jurisdictions: Not the Beginning of the End But, Perhaps, the End of the BeginningWASHINGTON - Contrary to UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s statement today that provisions in the G20 Communique denote the “start of the end” of tax havens, Global Financial Integrity (GFI) believes the Action Plan agreed to in London today “is more likely just the end of the beginning” of the effort to curtail the activities of jurisdictions that hide financial transactions behind a veil of secrecy. Alcatel-Lucent Accelerates the Deployment of Interactive TV and Advertising Services for Cable TVWASHINGTON, D.C. - At The Cable Show today, Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) took the next step in enriching and personalizing the cable TV experience by announcing that its popular Interactive Media Manager (IMM) now supports the two main standards-based platforms in the cable industry, EBIF and tru2way(TM) technologies. Former Presidential Adviser for Homeland Security Fran Townsend Joins Baker Botts L.L.P.WASHINGTON - New Partner to Lead Firm’s Global Security and Corporate Risk Counseling Practice Fannie Mae Announces Offering of New Issue 3-Year Benchmark Notes(R)WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM): 3-Year Pricing Date July 9, 2009 Settlement Date July 10, 2009 Maturity Date August 10, 2012 Issue Size TBD Coupon TBD Payment Dates Each August 10th and February 10th, beginning August 10, 2009 CUSIP 31398AYM8 Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Fannie Mae Releases February 2009 Monthly SummaryWASHINGTON - Fannie Mae’s (NYSE: FNM) February 2009 Monthly Summary is now available Republika Srpska Officials Meet With Members of U.S. CongressWASHINGTON - A delegation of Republika Srpska (RS) Government officials traveled to Fannie Mae RedemptionWASHINGTON - Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) will redeem the principal amount indicated for the following securities issue on the redemption date indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption: dotMobi to Release DeviceAtlas for Microsoft ASP.NETDUBLIN and WASHINGTON - dotMobi now accepting beta applicants to trial award-winning Pope Not Infallible on CondomsWASHINGTON - The Vatican has yet again been forced to revise statements made by Pope The Pope is Wrong on CondomsWASHINGTON - Jon O’Brien, president of Catholics for Choice, issued a response to Pope Fannie Mae Prices New Issue 5-Year Benchmark Notes(R)WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM): 5-Year —— Pricing Date August 13, 2009 Settlement Date August 14, 2009 Maturity Date September 16, 2014 Issue Size $3 billion Coupon 3.000% Price 99.730 Yield 3.058% Payment Dates Each September 16th and March 16th, beginning September 16, 2009 Spread +43.5 basis points / 2.625% 07/31/14 U.S. Treasury CUSIP 31398AYY2 Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Fannie Mae Announces Offering of New Issue 5-Year Benchmark Notes(R)WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM): 5-Year Pricing Date TBD Settlement Date T + 1 Maturity Date September 16, 2014 Issue Size US$3 Billion Coupon TBD Payment Dates Each September 16th and March 16th, beginning September 16, 2009 CUSIP 31398AYY2 Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange |
