Industry insiders disagree on how long it would take for Fannie and Freddie to go public. A Raymond James report says it will take three to four years, while others say it depends on the plan.
The FHFA director adds nonbank counterparty risk to his list of concerns. He is pushing for more competition as a solution for reform. But Realtors have concerns of their own: keeping an explicit government guarantee.
It’s only a matter of time before the Treasury Department unveils its GSE re-form blueprint to White House insiders. But which advisory firm will assist Treasury in selling a new class of Fannie/Freddie stock to the public?