Dexa/Russ Roberts

Mortgage Backed Securities

Russ and John discuss the Federal Reserve's role in funding the mortgage market through Fannie and Freddie, the impact of mortgage backed securities on interest rates, and the potential risks and challenges of selling these securities.

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- Is the Fed's concern about the impact of slowing growth and higher rates on middle and lower-income consumers likely to push rate cuts out in the episode John Taylor on Inflation, the Fed, and the Taylor Rule and the clip The Risk of Low Interest Rates?