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							<title><![CDATA[Don't Hit Taxpayers w/Freddie Mac's Mission Creep]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Bright</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Freddie Mac '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' a federal government-controlled mortgage lending giant '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' wants to expand its presence in the bond market by starting to buy second mortgages. Taxpayers should be concerned and regulators skeptical. The proposal, which will be tested in a pilot program soon, is...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Little-Noticed SEC Hedging Curb Imperils Banks, Financial Firms]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Bright</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The massive bank failures in recent weeks were due largely to a lack of solid hedging strategies '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' an important way for financial institutions to handle risk. Despite that, the Securities and Exchange Commission is quickly and quietly implementing a provision of the Dodd-Frank Act...]]></description>
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