Housing Enterprises: Potential Impacts of Severing Government Sponsorship

GGD-96-120 Published: May 13, 1996. Publicly Released: May 13, 1996.

Highlights

Pursuant to a legislative requirement and a congressional request, GAO examined the potential effects of privatizing the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal National Mortgage Association (Freddie Mac).

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Full Report (110 pages)

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Chuck Young

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Topics

Housing

Economic analysisFederal agency reorganizationFederal aid for housingFederal corporationsGovernment guaranteed loansGovernment sponsored enterprisesMortgage loansMortgage programsMortgage-backed securitiesPrivatization