Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories

A bigger cap for Fannie and Freddie?

This week the Treasury secretary suggested raising the cap on the size of mortgages Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy up from banks and other lenders. The Bush administration has opposed that move. Nick Retsinas, who teaches housing economics at Harvard, explains.

Freddie Mac headquarters in McLean, Va.
Freddie Mac headquarters in McLean, Va.
Stefan Zaklin/Getty Images

Related Topics

Tagged as:

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    33 minutes ago
    7:08
  • Marketplace Tech
    6 hours ago
    11:03
  • Marketplace
    18 hours ago
    25:19
  • Make Me Smart
    a day ago
    19:00
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    3 days ago
    56:05
  • Million Bazillion
    24 days ago
    32:45