Lawmakers Eye New Securitization Options As Investor Interest in Covered Bonds Grows
December 18, 2009
As Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to dominate the conventional mortgage market from conservatorship and non-agency securitization is limited to recycling old tranches, official Washington is taking another look at covered bonds. “I and many others still remain concerned about the role Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are playing in our mortgage markets – particularly given that we now have $1 trillion...