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Bill Maloni's avatar

Excellent work and rebuttal of what the GSE foes are spreading on both sides of the Hill; urge you to share it with members of Senate and House Banking Committees to challenge what the MBA, UI, Moody's and others are propagating.

If you do that, you might also suggest those congressional folks look closely at Moody's role in the PLS debacle on 2007-2008 and the costs of the MBA's proposal (to put various GSE debt and MBS on budget).

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Sleepy Dragon's avatar

Great one!

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Scott's avatar

I know you are of the opinion that the SPS will be cancelled to maximize warrants but what's the case for the government to not cancel them? What are the pros and cons for the govt and how much $$ would they potentially net in that scenario, to the degree that one can conjecture?

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Rule Of Law Guy's avatar

The GSEs cannot sell any common stock if the SPS remains outstanding. So the GSEs can’t raise additional capital through stock issuances.

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Justin Johnston's avatar

Just curious if you are aware of any think tanks beginning the studies for the rebuttal to UI and MBA studies that I am sure are underway regarding increased MBS rates?

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Rule Of Law Guy's avatar

I found the UI arguments very weak. Leads me to believe “studies” on the side of release are also speculative and weak. If institutional investors buying GSE MBS are not fussed by release you are not likely to find any study to conclude differently

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