IMF-Sponsored Study Reveals Strengths and Weaknesses of Fannie and Freddie Programs
July 10, 2008
While the government-sponsored enterprise share of new mortgage originations has grown significantly in 2008, there has been a surprising amount of variation in the volume gains posted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac individually. During the first six months of this year, Fannie Mae’s securitization of mortgages – a good proxy for the purchase of new mortgages... [Includes one chart]