Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/100995 
Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2006-02
Publisher: 
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Abstract: 
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are government-sponsored enterprises that are central players in U.S. secondary mortgage markets. Over the past decade, these institutions have amassed enormous mortgage- and non-mortgage-oriented investment portfolios that pose significant interest-rate risks to the companies and a systemic risk to the financial system. This paper describes the nature of these risks and systemic concerns and then evaluates several policy options for reducing the institutions’ investment portfolios. We conclude that limits on portfolio size (assets or liabilities) would be the most desirable approach to mitigating the systemic risk posed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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