Breakingviews | Fannie/Goldman

Considered view

09 Nov 2009 20:18

Not quite fungible

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It rejected the mortgage zombie’s plan to sell nearly $3bn of tax credits it can’t use to Goldman. It had its reasons, but with Fannie already calling for another $15bn of aid, any sort of market mechanism that reduces the need for government handouts ought to be embraced.

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