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On the recordApril 28, 2010
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...literally, the Government guarantors of mortgages, on a wholesale basis across America.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin discusses the role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the mortgage market.

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