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What to Do about Fannie and Freddie: A Primer on Housing Finance Reform

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  • Jordan Rappaport

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Policymakers face several issues in reforming the current system of mortgage finance toward one in which the government plays a less direct role.

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  • Jordan Rappaport, 2020. "What to Do about Fannie and Freddie: A Primer on Housing Finance Reform," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, vol. 105(no.2), pages 5-29, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedker:88369
    DOI: 10.18651/ER/v105n2Rappaport
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    1. Andreas Fuster & James Vickery, 2015. "Securitization and the Fixed-Rate Mortgage," The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 28(1), pages 176-211.
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    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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