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Is GSE Cap Proposal an Academic Exercise - or a Whole Lot More? No plan will be implemented as long as Fannie and Freddie remain in conservatorship, but a capital framework could still have a major impact

National Mortgage News, 2018-07, Vol.42 (12), p.6

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  • Title:
    Is GSE Cap Proposal an Academic Exercise - or a Whole Lot More? No plan will be implemented as long as Fannie and Freddie remain in conservatorship, but a capital framework could still have a major impact
  • Author: Lang, Hannah
  • Subjects: Banks (Finance) ; Capital requirements ; Conservatorship ; Government business enterprises ; Government sponsored enterprises ; Housing authorities ; Watt, Melvin L
  • Is Part Of: National Mortgage News, 2018-07, Vol.42 (12), p.6
  • Description: To some observers, therefore, the proposal released by the Federal Housing Finance Agency - outlining risk-based capital and minimum leverage ratio requirements similar to those imposed on banks - was somewhat of an academic document. [...]under these rules, Fannie and Freddie will remain the prime movers of U.S. mortgage finance. "While they have significant, immediate impact on GSE operations in conservatorship, the differences between FHFA's construct and the capital rules applied to large U.S. banks will give both Congress and Treasury a lot of concern.
  • Publisher: New York: SourceMedia, Inc
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1050-3331
  • Source: AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central

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