The hunger for GSE speculation is also causing some investors to buy Fannie/Freddie common which has been rising of late, but not by much. However, one GSE watcher believes that buying the common, "is a fools game."
In other words, the White House still wants to dismantle Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and doesn't seem to care about all the money the two are returning to the government.
The change resulted in the cessation of dividend payments by the GSEs to Treasury, replacing it with a sweep of all almost net profits earned by Fannie and Freddie.
Moodys notes that all three have grown their production operations a positive but question whether over the long term whether they can compete with banks in the prime market.
Industry analysts predict that the New York ruling will limit rep-and-warrant claims on vintage non-agency MBS as well as future claims on recently issued jumbo MBS.
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