Washington -
The US government was preparing to take over the twin mortgage finance giants known as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, dismiss their top executives and prop up the companies with government funds, with an announcement likely as early as Sunday.
The US Treasury has plans to put Fannie and Freddie into a so- called conservatorship, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank told Bloomberg financial news agency, after a briefing by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Saturday.