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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

It is considered one of America’s government- sponsored enterprises (GSEs), i.e., public-private hybrid corporations created by Congress and authorized to engage only in a narrowly-tailored set of activities. Finally, a recommendation is provided to address the fundamental flaw in the GSE design so that it can be permanently fixed.

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Freddie Mac’s Second Mortgage Pilot: Should the Taxpayer Subsidize Equity Extraction Lending?

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

12 Mission: Equity extraction products do not fit within a reasonable definition of the GSEs' homeownership mission All GSEs are hybrids created by Congress. ” In addition, CES mortgage products are being offered by many depository financial institutions, but definitely not universally.

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