What Happened To The “Shut Down Fannie And Freddie” Movement? (Both Fannie And Freddie Are GROWING Their Retained Portfolios)
by confoundedinterest17 I spoke at the American Action Forum in Washington DC on the future of government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Speaking with me was Laurie Goodman from The Urban Institute. Laurie loves Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and argued passionately against shutting them down. I argued to shrink their retained portfolios …