Agencies Continue Redesigning Securitization Infrastructure for a To-Be-Determined Future
October 13, 2011
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae dominate the mortgage market as they never have before, but all three MBS agencies are committing significant resources to overhauling their systems to prepare for an uncertain future. Freddie Mac fully gets the idea that the company does not control its future, said Ed Haldeman, CEO at the government-sponsored enterprise, during a panel session at this weeks annual convention of the Mortgage Bankers Association. But reform proposals that feature multiple MBS securitizers funded with private capital, such as the one put forth by the MBA, look like a pretty decent road map to the...