In the eyes of many Republican lawmakers, the two government-sponsored companies started the rush into risky home mortgages that ultimately shook the foundation of the whole economy.
But not everyone agrees with that assessment.
home mortgagesConference To Debate Future Of Fannie, FreddieNPR Programs: Morning Edition Mon, 08/16/2010 - 10:58pm
We Bought A Toxic Asset; You Can Watch It DieNPR Programs: Morning Edition Fri, 03/12/2010 - 8:34am
Remember those complicated bonds full of home mortgages? The ones that almost brought down the economy? A team of reporters with NPR's Planet Money used $1,000 of their own cash to buy a tiny piece of one — and plan to track it until it dies. |
