E-Answer.Net

 
  • Increase font size
  • Default font size
  • Decrease font size
Home Business & Finance Corporations Should the government rescue mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Business & Finance

Should the government rescue mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Is corporate welfare better for America than welfare for individuals? Why?
7 Comments


WesD
Votes: +0

absolutely not...they got themselves into trouble...they should get themselves out.



the gov. is not going to bail you out if you go bankrupt

report abuse
vote down
vote up
canadian looking for advice
Votes: +0

No they shouldn't the mortgage companies got themselves into bad situtation by giving mortgages to people who couldn't afford them that is their problem not all of America's. Induvidual welfare is there for people who really need it and most don't want to be on it. No welfare is good for people who put themselves in the situation or for those who take advantage of it (corporation or induvidual).

report abuse
vote down
vote up
Scorpion...
Votes: +0

Yes. They should rescue them.



Fannie Mae and Freddic Mac were once government operated. They create a Secondary market for Mortgages. Without them home loans would be much harder to get and much more costly. While the burden of saving these companies will fall on the Taxpayers in the long run it will be worth it.



Without a Secondary Market the mortgage industry would lack liquidity. A Financial marke that lacks liquidity will have ineffciencies. This lack of efficiency will cause a greater difference in the meeting of buyer's and sellers. Think of it like selling stocks without a stock market. In order to sell your GM stock "you" would have to go out and find someone looking to buy GM stock. Now imagine this on a massive scale where you need to find someone to lend you $300k to buy a home.... Good Luck.



With Fannie Mae and Freddic Mac investor's can invest say $1000 at a time and F. Mac/Mae will pool the invstors money and fund loans..

report abuse
vote down
vote up
golferwh...
Votes: +0

Yes and they must. It was the investors that made this mess by not staying with the laws of lending --collateral, capacity, and credit. They wanted the money sooooooooo bad that they looked the other way and let the mortgage giants create B___l S___t programs that did not honor the principals of lending. They have now come down out from under the ether and saw the errors of their ways. It is not right to let people who are just now coming of age to not enjoy home ownership and that of future generations as well, since all banks would have to hold the money and payments in each branch. This would send the economy into a DEEEEEEEEEP depression that will take many years to overcome

report abuse
vote down
vote up
Fiirion G
Votes: +0

Dude the economy is bad right now.

report abuse
vote down
vote up
The Lemur!
Votes: +0

I say let em go under and let a bunch of Americans have their houses free. smilies/smiley.gif

report abuse
vote down
vote up
Ralph N
Votes: +0

no,fire all the workers.

report abuse
vote down
vote up

Write comment
 
 
quote
bold
italicize
underline
strike
url
image
quote
quote
smile
wink
laugh
grin
angry
sad
shocked
cool
tongue
kiss
cry
smaller | bigger
 

busy