Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

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"This book examines the role of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and other key players in the American mortgage market, in precipitating the current global financial crisis. From President Clinton's announcement of the 'National Home Ownership Strategy' in 1995 to its collapse in 2008, this book deftly explains the aims and consequences of extending mortgage lending to people who could not afford home ownership. Bankers, investment banks, rating agencies and derivatives have all been awarded their share of the blame, while politicians, regulators and government agencies have successfully avoided theirs. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been implicated, but the true story of their marriage made in hell has never been told."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

subjects: Subprime mortgage loans,  Mortgage banks,  Housing policy,  Housing,  Finance,  Financial crises,  Finanzkrise,  Hypothekenbank,  Federal National Mortgage Association,  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,  Secondary mortgage market,  Mortgage loans,  Government policy,  Economic systems & structures,  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,  Real Estate,  Mortgages,  Freddie Mac (Firm),  Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009,  United states, economic conditions,  United states, politics and government

Places: United States,  USA