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The Final Nail in the GSE Reform Coffin: Creation of the $3B Capital Buffer?
April 11, 2018
Paul Muolo
Fitch said the $3 billion reserve should be sufficient to cover income volatility during “the normal course of business, as seen when interest-rate volatility results in valuation adjustments within the GSEs’ derivative portfolios.”
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