Repeating the Big Short: Ending Fannie and Freddie's Conservatorship Risks Another Crisis

'The Big Short,' Part II? Trump Risks Repeating 2008 Crisis by Putting Taxpayers on the Hook for Mortgages

Will the federal government be explicit that future bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are off the table?

Repeating the Big Short: Ending Fannie and Freddie's conservatorship risks another crisis

The movie “The Big Short” — dramatizing the reckless behavior in the banking and mortgage industries that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis — captures much of Wall Street’s misconduct but overlooks a central player in the collapse: the federal…

Repeating the Big Short: Ending Fannie and Freddie's Conservatorship Risks Another Crisis

Trump’s GSE reform plan back on the table

After more than 16 years under federal conservatorship, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) critical to the U.S. housing finance system—may finally be released under a renewed push by the Trump administration. While this move has long been discussed in policy circles, its implications for the multifamily housing industry are especially significant now […] The post Trump’s GSE reform plan back on the table appea…

Why Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Could Trigger the Next Crisis Without Reform.

(ThyBlackMan.com) The movie “The Big Short” — dramatizing the reckless behavior in the banking and mortgage industries that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis — captures much of Wall Street’s misconduct but overlooks a central player in the collapse: the federal government, specifically through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These two government-created and government-sponsored enterprises encouraged lenders to issue risky home loans by effec…