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Not Another Free Lunch – Alex J. Pollock & Edward J. Pinto

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Once again, we have efforts to release Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from the conservatorship of the Federal Housing Finance Agency in which they have been confined for nearly 17 years—ever since the US Treasury did a 100 percent bailout of their creditors in 2008. Pros and cons are hotly debated relative to the proposed release of the twins that continue to rank among the largest systemically important financial institutions in the world. The ongo…

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Not Another Free Lunch – Alex J. Pollock & Edward J. Pinto

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Trump and Treasury’s big challenge: Privatize Fannie and Freddie without making mortgages more expensive

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shares jumped this week after new comments from Trump administration officials and a board shake-up at the companies drew fresh attention to their potential release from government control. But beyond the stock market, housing experts see plenty of reasons to be…

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have long been a bedrock of the American homebuying industry, turning what could otherwise be a volatile market into one that is stable and predictable for the people buying homes and the investors who purchase home loans as mortgage-backed securities. But William Pulte, President Donald Trump’s appointee to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency, recently shook the foundations of the two mortgage firms when he ousted…

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