But that does not make any sense, why would a bank purposefully make bad loans that the borrower could not pay back. That would mean that they lose money and go out of business. Oh wait,
They purchase those loans and assume 100 percent of all the risk while the banks do nothing more than reap the profits. And you are claiming that they are not the problem? How blind.Fannie, the Federal National Mortgage Association, and Freddie, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., don't lend money, to minorities or anyone else, however. They purchase loans from the private lenders who actually underwrite the loans.
The system is asinine and Fanny/Freddie are the central cause to the crash. It was not really even because of the bad practices. That was nothing more than a symptom of the real problem they assumed risk while the lenders reaped the rewards. When you allow politicians to play politics with the nations capital through these massive institutions and then assume all the risk for the banks what the hell do you think is going to happen. Take the government institution out of the mess and banks would have to assume their OWN risk. How many bad loans do you think are going to be underwritten then? How many institutions are going to purchase toxic assets?
Then, of course, just to top everything off those same banks get bailed out after they sell so many bad loans that they entire system comes crashing down.
WRONG...try to pay attention, or get an adult to explain it to you.
Private-Label Mortgage Backed Securities
Private-label mortgage backed securities are securitized mortgages that do not conform to the criteria set by the Government Sponsored Enterprises Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae. The mortgages that make up these securities do not have the backing of the government and as a result carry a significantly greater risk. Below is a diagram that represents the types of mortgages that would not classify as GSE conforming loans.
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Proving the internet makes semi educated idiots every day.
Private label MBS may or may not conform to FNMA standards. The same MBS issued by Fannie only had an implicit guarantee prior to the melt down. Barney Frank assured us the taxpayer was not on the hook for them. He lied.
But the proof is that Fannie/Freddie had to be bailed out. If their mortgages were not a problem then why did that happen?