Thursday, July 17, 2008

What happens if Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac go under?

What would happen if Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac go under? If Fannie and Freddie were to fail, the real estate market would have a big problem on its hands. Cheap mortgage loans would probably dry and thus causing the real estate values to plummet. If you did want to get a home, the interest rate that you would pay would be a lot higher. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy over half of all mortgage loans originated in the United States. If the government would not let Bear Stearns crash I can't see how they could let these two mortgage giants fail.

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