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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (39607)12/15/2009 1:45:48 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 71588
 
The government started the trend towards securitization itself, with Fannie in the 30s and Freddie in 1970. Then more recently it created reserve requirements that gave preferential treatment to securitized loans.