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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Shares on Their Way to Zero

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac made the giant crazy sized long running American real estate bubble all possible. Released by congress from capital-ratio requirements and backed with a line of credit at the Treasury, they were able to buy a nearly unlimited amount of mortgages, which kept home mortgage financing flowing to a lot of people who had no ability to repay the mortgages. Today, Freddie or Fannie finance more than 80% of all new mortgages in the United States.

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22Jul2008 | taipan | 0 comments | Continued

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