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The Rise and Fall of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Lessons Learned and Options for Reform

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  • Richard K. Green
  • Ann B. Schnare

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Not so long ago, the US housing finance system was arguably the best in the world. Consumers had access to products that were not available elsewhere, and the market was able to sustain major economic disruptions with relatively little impact on either the cost or availability of mortgage credit. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (hereafter the GSEs1) provided the cornerstone of that system and deserve much of the credit for its success. But despite their many accomplishments, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now essentially wards of the state and most policymakers have concluded that the GSE model is effectively dead. This paper attempts to establish a case for GSE reform that retains a market-driven approach but addresses acknowledged problems through charter revisions and better regulatio

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  • Richard K. Green & Ann B. Schnare, 2009. "The Rise and Fall of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Lessons Learned and Options for Reform," Working Paper 8521, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate.
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    1. Patricia C. Mosser & Joseph Tracy & Joshua Wright, 2013. "The capital structure and governance of a mortgage securitization utility," Staff Reports 644, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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