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Some of the securities are backed by risky "alt-A" mortgages that require less documentation at origination than mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Capital One Wins ING Direct USA Matthias Rieker 2011
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The key distinguishing characteristic about alt-A loan packages is that they have low documentation.
David Fiderer: The Real Reason Fannie and Freddie Lost So Much Money David Fiderer 2011
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The key distinguishing characteristic about alt-A loan packages is that they have low documentation.
David Fiderer: The Real Reason Fannie and Freddie Lost So Much Money David Fiderer 2011
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Some of the securities are backed by risky "alt-A" mortgages that require less documentation at origination than mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Capital One Wins ING Direct USA Matthias Rieker 2011
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The relevant facts here would be what percentage of alt-A and subprime loans Fannie and Freddie directly purchased between 2000 – 6, what percentage of alt-A and subprime mortgage backed securities Fannie and Freddie purchased over the same period and what percentage of subprime and alt-A loans Fannie and Freddie guaranteed.
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The relevant facts here would be what percentage of alt-A and subprime loans Fannie and Freddie directly purchased between 2000–6, what percentage of alt-A and subprime mortgage backed securities Fannie and Freddie purchased over the same period and what percentage of subprime and alt-A loans Fannie and Freddie guaranteed.
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They delved into alt-A loans and securitized them in Residential Mortgage Backed Securities — those were guaranteed and still are.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Transaction Tax on Financial Transactions? 2009
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Of those bonds, $1.1 billion are alt-A, an risky variety between prime and subprime, according to Citigroup.
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M.rtgage companies had yet to initiate foreclosure actions on nearly 65,000 mortgages that were more than 180 days past due in November, according to a recent analysis of subprime and alt-A loans by Alan M. White, a professor at Valparaiso University Law School in Indiana.
Foreclosures Ease as Lenders Await U.S. Plan to Aid Borrowers 2009
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Will all the subprime borrowers and alt-A borrowers walk away from their homes and mortgages?
"Stocks Tumble as Bailout Plan Is Unveiled." Ann Althouse 2009
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