How Fannie and Freddie Prop Up America’s Favorite Mortgage | WSJ

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac back about half of new mortgages in the U.S. Now, talks are heating up about reshaping or shrinking the two companies, a move that could impact millions of Americans. Photo: Heather Seidel/The Wall Street Journal

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  1. So the government own Fanny and Freddie in the name of keeping mortgages low. Let's take a look at the affordability of housing since they took over…

  2. Millions of Americans is not even one percent of Americans…
    Tens of millions of Americans is ten percent of Americans.
    Hundreds of millions of Americans is one hundred percent of Americans…

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  3. This is simply not true.
    In Germany you can borrow 90%, fixed 30 year mortgages, and at very low rates, and frankly the process is much easier.
    Take it from a real estate developer whos lived, worked and owned homes in both the US and Germany.

  4. The government should not insure banks. Banks should be held to standards of course and shouldn’t lend a dime to people with bad credit. A home is not a blessing if you are broke. People should learn that before ever trusting a bank. You should always use a fixed rate mortgage and put 20% down. If you can’t do that. You can’t afford it. Find out a may to make it work so one day you can afford it. Saving money now can help a lot in the future.

  5. Back in 1938 the house was really being sold to Americans as a true ownership but now banks want to make sure they screw us for at least 30 years in which 3/4 of loan life is in interest.

  6. "Noone would know how the market would like like without Fannie and Freddie" Lol are you for real? Just look at the time before 2008. You literally just explained it like 2min earlier in the video.

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