MBS Market Itching to Start Doing Deals Again, But ‘GSE Problem’ Blocks Road
February 11, 2011
Despite significantly tougher securitization rules – many of which are still just half-baked – industry experts widely agree that the biggest obstacle to recovery of the non-agency MBS market is the government’s ongoing domination of the conventional mortgage business through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “GSE reform is...