Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plan $200bn in mortgage purchases

US agencies ready to buy after housing regulator relaxes capital requirements

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and their regulator, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (Ofheo), announced in March an initiative potentially worth $200 billion to increase liquidity in the troubled US mortgage market.

The two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and Ofheo expect to provide up to $200 billion in immediate liquidity to the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market, which has frozen up in recent months as dealers steer clear of the sector, fearing exposure to depreciating

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