Government-sponsored enterprise

Don’t Let Fannie and Freddie Go: Treasury Official
Risk Management

Don’t Let Fannie and Freddie Go: Treasury Official

While housing finance needs fixing, "simply returning [the GSEs] to the way they were before" is neither practical nor realistic, says a Treasury adviser.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | March 6, 2015
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: The Ugly Twins of Finance
Risk & Compliance

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: The Ugly Twins of Finance

America’s huge mortgage-market distortions seem likely to endure.
By Economist Staff | April 10, 2014
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Community Banks Object to Verizon Buyout Loan
Risk Management

Community Banks Object to Verizon Buyout Loan

CoBank, a government-sponsored enterprise designed to provide credit to farmers and ranchers, has no place in the $12 billion deal, a bank group says.
By Vincent Ryan | October 24, 2013
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