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HBS Working Knowledge February 24, 2011 Sean Silverthorne	What's Government's Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing? The private market should be the main supplier of mortgage credit, but it should be carefully monitored using new approaches to regulating mortgage securitization. The government should play a role of "guarantor of last resort" in periods of crisis.
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U.S. Banker June 2008 Joseph Rosta	The Two-Step: As Reform Ebbs, Congress Doles Out More Rope Government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are being given new powers by Congress in an effort to reinvigorate the jumbo-loan market.
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BusinessWeek September 11, 2008	Virtuous Circle A look at the possible positive effects that a government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have on the economy.
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The Motley Fool July 14, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Why Fannie and Freddie Were Doomed After a stunning week in which the government-sponsored enterprises saw nearly half their stock market value erased, the Treasury and the Federal Reserve announced three measures to reassure the market. But how did we get into this mess in the first place?
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National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Reforming Fannie and Freddie Given the accounting scandals at both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, it's no great shock that the two companies are bracing for increased regulatory oversight. The question for players in the multi-family real estate industry is whether the reforms will cramp their style.
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The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 S.J. Caplan	New Rules Coming for Fannie and Freddie The House passes a bill creating a new regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. There's no doubt that accounting irregularities have to be cleaned up and confidence restored, but an increase in long-term capital requirements would be unnecessary and harmful.
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