Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors bought back into shares of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Wednesday, after reassuring results from big mortgage lender Wells Fargo helped ease concerns about the impact of the credit crisis on the U.S. economy.

AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are in "no danger of failing."

AFP - Ailing mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are "in no danger of failing" but are having trouble raising capital due to falling share prices, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday.

Reuters - The FBI's investigation into potential corporate fraud in the U.S. home mortgage industry now encompasses 21 companies, up from 19 reported in April, a bureau spokesman said on Wednesday.

Reuters - U.S. securities regulators issued an emergency rule on Tuesday to limit certain types of short selling in major financial firms, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac .

AP - President Bush said Tuesday the nation's troubled financial system is "basically sound" and urged lawmakers to quickly enact legislation to prop up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

AFP - World equity markets and the dollar fell heavily on Tuesday on scepticism that a dramatic weekend US government rescue of two mortgage giants would contain crisis in American finance.

AP - Asian and European stock markets fell sharply Tuesday as investor confidence in the U.S. financial system eroded further despite a government-backed plan to help beleaguered mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.