GSE-type organizations are not essential to successful mortgage financing. Indeed, many other industrial countries without GSEs have achieved homeownership rates comparable to that of the United States. One device that has been widely used is covered bonds.
Bernanke argues GSEs are unnecessary for mortgage financing, citing other countries' success.
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