Obama-era FHFA chief defends post-crisis GSE balance sheet expansion
At a panel held at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC on Thursday, the former director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) from 2009-2014 defended the duopoly of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, stating it was economically necessary for the agencies to buttress the mortgage market.
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