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The Future of Housing Finance : Restructuring the U.S. Residential Mortgage Market.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, government-sponsored enterprises that played a prominentrole in the financial crisis of 2008, and the federal government have come to a crossroads. The government must make key decisions about their structure, and indeed, their very existence. The government has played an...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Baily, Martin Neil
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington : Brookings Institution Press, 2011.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Preface; The Federal Role in Housing Finance: Principal Issues and Policy Proposals; The Cycle in Home Building; Toward a Three-Tier Market for U.S. Home Mortgages; The Government's Role in the Housing Finance System: Where Do We Go from Here?; Eliminating the GSEs as Part of Comprehensive Housing Finance Reform; Catastrophic Mortgage Insurance and the Reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; The Economics of Housing Finance Reform; Contributors; Index; Back Cover.