New York Times 16th September The offcial said that,several weeks ago Mr.Paulson had a list in his mind of major in stitutions that might not be able to resolve their huge investments in troubled real estate and that the list consisted of Fannie Mae,Freddie Mac,Lehman Brothers,Mrrill Lynch and Washington Mutual.The official said Mr. Paulson also decided that it was paramount to first resolve the problems at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,the two huge mortgage finance companies,before turning to the others.