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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.
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