Is Freddie Mac Rebuilding Its Investment Portfolio?
A 19% annualized jump in Freddie Mac’s mortgage-related investment portfolio has raised red flags, but the general trend is still going in the right direction Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are gradually reducing their mortgage-related investment portfolios, so when Freddie Mac suddenly increased its portfolio by an annualized 19% last December it caught some people’s attention. So when Bloomberg’s Jody Shenn says that it sounds like a ‘high-flying hedge fund’ run by ‘Wall Street refugees,’ it sounds like a return to lax controls and risky deals from before the financial crisis. However, focusing on the long term trend instead...
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