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Article: The Fannie/ Freddie time bomb: what happens to these giants when interest rates rise? Paul Sarbanes: call your office!
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- The International Economy
- Article date:
- September 22, 2002
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Ever since the Enron collapse came to light, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have encountered renewed pressure to disclose more about their operations so that government officials, analysts and investors will be able to develop a better sense of the risks presented to taxpayers. One of the most successful efforts to increase disclosure has been a proposal to require Fannie and Freddie to register their securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the privileges these government-chartered companies enjoy is a statutory exemption from the requirement that their securities be registered with the SEC. Although Fannie and Freddie argued that they already voluntarily ...
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... ... that would overhaul federal supervision of Fannie Mae and other government-sponsored enterprises ... approval of GSE programs, and a review of GSEs' debt-to-capital ratios. Rep. Baker ... Treasury Department lines of credit for Fannie and Freddie Mac and the $4 billion line ...
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