Structured finance

Plans to Reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on the Horizon

Earlier this week President Obama announced his intent to drastically overhaul Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “We’ve got to turn the page on this kind of bubble and bust mentality that helped to create this mess in the first place,” he said in an address at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday. […]

Investing in catastrophes

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