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At the Ballpark July 30th
Just over a year ago, in September 2008 the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship.
At the same time Treasury established Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (PSPAs) to ensure that each firm maintained a positive net worth.
Based on its recent action, the Treasury Department does not believe that the real estate crisis has ended.
Treasury is now amending the PSPAs to allow the cap on Treasury's funding commitment under these agreements to increase as necessary to accommodate any cumulative reduction in net worth over the next three years.
At the conclusion of the three-year period, the remaining commitment will then be fully available to be drawn per the terms of the agreements.
It is obvious that the Treasury Department is convinced that the worst of the burst real estate bubble is yet to come. Why else would they be providing unlimited financial support for the two largest Hudu Zombie banks the world (outside Japan) has ever seen?
At the same time Treasury established Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (PSPAs) to ensure that each firm maintained a positive net worth.
Based on its recent action, the Treasury Department does not believe that the real estate crisis has ended.
Treasury is now amending the PSPAs to allow the cap on Treasury's funding commitment under these agreements to increase as necessary to accommodate any cumulative reduction in net worth over the next three years.
At the conclusion of the three-year period, the remaining commitment will then be fully available to be drawn per the terms of the agreements.
It is obvious that the Treasury Department is convinced that the worst of the burst real estate bubble is yet to come. Why else would they be providing unlimited financial support for the two largest Hudu Zombie banks the world (outside Japan) has ever seen?