Goldman Sachs Group

 Fannie Mae announced about a deal to sell $2.6 billion in unused low-income-housing tax credits. The names of the buyers are not disclosed but the deal has been already approved by its federal regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, in a filing Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 As The Wall Street Journal reported, Goldman Sachs Group Inc is in negotiations to purchase millions of dollars of tax credits from Fannie Mae. But the deal could be blocked by the U.S. Treasury. Goldman hopes to get approbation in the nearest days but the administration is cautious about approving a deal. The main apprehensions are caused by the fact that the deal would help the bank reduce its tax bill.

As Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said, Visa Inc., the world’s largest electronic-payments network, and First Solar Inc., the largest manufacturer of thin-film solar power modules, are among the most likely candidates to replace General Motors Corp. should the automaker be dropped from the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. GM, the biggest U.S.