AEI Event: Eliminating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac without legislation
Channel: R Street Institute
Date: 2018-03-06

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Find us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/r-street-institute/ A panel of housing finance experts met at AEI last Tuesday to discuss how the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could be eliminated without legislation.  Moderated by R Street’s Alex J. Pollock, the panelists detailed the distortions of the current housing finance system dominated by Fannie and Freddie, and proposed a reform plan that protects homebuyers and taxpayers and does not require Congress to act.