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Volume 10 - Number 4

February 23, 2011

Downloads Available: GSE Debt Activity through 4Q 2010


GSE Debt Issuance Fell in 2010

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks all recorded significant declines in new debt issuance during 2010. The GSEs collectively issued $3.454 trillion in new debt during 2010, a decline of 25.3 percent from the previous year. New issuance effectively just replaced...[Includes one data chart]

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