Chapter 2: Page 42 #6 Connect LO5 6. Based on the information provided in Illustration Capsule 2.4, explain how corporate governance at Freddie ac failed the enterprise\'s shareholders and other stakeholders. Which important obligations to shareholders were fulfilled by Fannie Mae\'s board of directors? What is your assessment of how well Fannie Mae\'s compensation committee handled executive compensation at the government-sponsored mortgage giant? Solution The financial collapse had happened due to the following reasons: The shareholder’s obligations that have been fulfilled by the Board of directors are as follows: The committee which was supposed to monitor the accounting practices of the executives has failed to monitor it. Due to their negligence, the CEO employed a consultant who framed a compensation plan that permitted the executives to receive maximum bonus without any difficulty. This has been very well planned by the CEO as found by the federal Housing Enterprise. .