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Did FHFA Manipulate GSE Capital Requirements?

October 15, 2008
Can you fail to satisfy a capital requirement you don’t know you even have? If you’re Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, the answer appears to be yes. Last week, in a highly unusual move, the GSEs’ regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, issued an announcement declaring Fannie and Freddie as undercapitalized during the second quarter, calling upon its new discretionary authority...
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