Analysts Say Fannie and Freddie Have Turned The Corner on Business and Regulatory Issues
November 23, 2005
Analysts at Lehman Brothers are pleased that the government-sponsored enterprises are dealing with the regulatory and financial difficulties that have dogged the companies during the past couple years, but Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac still face challenges to regaining their traditional place in the mortgage market. “It’s been a tough couple years,” said Bruce Harting, a Lehman analyst who tracks the GSEs. “We feel that we’ve gone through an inflection...