Fannie, Freddie Mac execs score $100 MILLION payday amid collapse (CNN)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac received the biggest federal bailout of the financial crisis. And nearly $100 million of those tax dollars went to lucrative pay packages for top executives, filings show.

The top five executives at Fannie Mae received $33.3 million in 2009 and 2010, while the top five at Freddie Mac received $28.1 million. And each company has set pay targets of as much as $17 million for its top managers for 2011.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/15/news/companies/fannie_freddie_executive_pay/index.htm

Newt Gingrich Paid $1.6 Million by Freddie Mac for 8 Years of 'Consulting' 

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-16/gingrich-said-to-be-paid-about-1-6-million-by-freddie-mac.html