The move, a bid to make homes more affordable, would be a back-to-future moment for the two mortgage firms. Buying risky mortgage bonds helped push them to near-bankruptcy in 2008.
Category: Mortgage-Backed Securities
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What Privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Means
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