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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac caused the subprime mortgage bubble.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac caused the subprime mortgage bubble?

Partly. Sources disagree on the GSEs' role: one paper argues their affordable-housing mandates and implicit guarantee encouraged risky subprime lending, while others report that subprime lending was dominated by private institutions and that Fannie and Freddie's subprime share shrank as the bubble grew. None establishes that the GSEs caused the bubble outright.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 2 sources for, 4 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 2
A Government-Sponsored Crisis: How Fannie and Freddie Caused the Recession
2010
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A Government-Sponsored Crisis: How Fannie and Freddie Caused the Recession. (2010). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1599642

Evidence against · 4
Subprime mortgage crisis - Wikipedia
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Subprime mortgage crisis - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subprime_mortgage_crisis

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Income Falsification on Mortgage Applications During the Housing Bubble
2013
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Income Falsification on Mortgage Applications During the Housing Bubble. (2013). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2323102

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Subprime lending
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Subprime lending. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subprime_lending

What is the difference between Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae?
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What is the difference between Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae?. (n.d.). money.stackexchange.com. https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/1525

The Role of Large Investors in Debt Markets: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Subprime MBSs
2012
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Adelino, M. (2012). The Role of Large Investors in Debt Markets: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Subprime MBSs. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2080151

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