#263: What Comes After Fannie And Freddie?




Planet Money show

Summary: As you may have heard, it's Fannie and Freddie week on Planet Money. On Tuesday's show, we described the rise and fall of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Today, we try to figure out what comes next. This raises a central question: Should taxpayers be on the hook when people take out mortgages and don't pay them back?