Industry Proposes Letting FHLBanks Aid Market By Buying More MBS; Will Finance Board Sign Off?
October 12, 2007
There is growing political momentum backing a proposal that the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks be allowed to increase their holdings of mortgage-backed securities. The FHLBanks are currently allowed to own MBS in amounts equal to three times their level of...
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