Friday, July 27, 2007

Citigroup sees subprime losses at Fannie, Freddie

(Reuters) - Citigroup, in the report published on Thursday, estimates
that the two companies' retained portfolios contain $182
billion of subprime bonds, almost all of which are rated
triple-A, based on public disclosure by Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac and their regulator, the Office of Federal
Housing Enterprise Oversight,.




Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have exposure to over $3
trillion in mortgages due to their guarantee portfolios and
$1.4 trillion in their retained portfolios, but the vast
majority of this exposure is prime mortgages, Citigroup said.


Read more at Reuters.com Bonds News

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