Limiting Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's Portfolio Size.

Analyzes the types of risk FNMA (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (Freddie Mac) pose to the economy regarding the growing size of their combined mortgage portfolios and outstanding mortgage-backed securities. Describes the nature of Government-sponsored enterprises and their port...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Finance > Law and legislation. Government corporations. Mortgages. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Analyzes the types of risk FNMA (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (Freddie Mac) pose to the economy regarding the growing size of their combined mortgage portfolios and outstanding mortgage-backed securities. Describes the nature of Government-sponsored enterprises and their portfolios, and considers the advantages and disadvantages of proposals to limit their portfolio size.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.