We get cheap loans from giant banks like Citigroup, and thanks to government-sponsored entities like Freddie Mac.

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These giant government-sponsored entities (GSEs) pursued two decades of reckless growth with strong encouragement from the Clinton administration and congressional leaders.

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Paulson was asked how long the government takeover will last and how officials will ensure that such a crisis involving government-sponsored entities doesn't happen again.

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The administration then plans to work with Congress to come up with a plan to overhaul the companies, sometimes referred to as government-sponsored entities, or GSEs.

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With share prices of Fannie and Freddie plummeting daily, are the government-sponsored entities really in a position to help rescue people whose homes are headed for foreclosure?

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For risk-based capital purposes, the risk weights for Treasury securities and other securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, government agencies, and government-sponsored entities will not change.

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Paulson wants to see regulatory reform of government-sponsored entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as the enactment of proposed legislation that would allow states to issue tax-exempt bonds for refinancing.

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With share prices of Fannie (nyse: FNM - news - people ) and Freddie (nyse: FRE - news - people ) plummeting daily, are the government-sponsored entities really in a position to help rescue people whose homes are headed for foreclosure?

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The Company intends to use the proceeds from the offering and concurrent private placement to acquire its target assets, which consist of residential mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government-sponsored entities , residential mortgage-backed securities that are not issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government-sponsored entities and other mortgage-related investments.

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