Loosening standards to drive risk higher in agency mortgage market

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Loosening standards to drive risk higher in agency mortgage market

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Weakening standards for mortgages eligible for purchase by government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac threaten to erode the credit quality of credit risk transfer and other RMBS that contain GSE-eligible loans, according to a report from Moody’s issued on Monday.

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