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Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 10/2/26 Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 10/2/26

Adam, Eve, the snake and the fall of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

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Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 10/2/26 Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 10/2/26

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Op-eds Alex J Pollock 10/2/26 Op-eds Alex J Pollock 10/2/26

Unlocking the Value of Low-Rate Home Mortgages

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Op-eds Alex J Pollock 9/30/26 Op-eds Alex J Pollock 9/30/26

Americans Increasingly Priced Out of Buying Homes, Thanks to the Federal Reserve’s Manipulation of Mortgage and Housing Markets

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Congressional testimony Alex J Pollock 9/2/26 Congressional testimony Alex J Pollock 9/2/26

Testimony to the Financial Services Committee on Promoting Housing Affordability

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Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 7/2/26 Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 7/2/26

Update on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

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Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 4/3/26 Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 4/3/26

U.S. house prices are falling in inflation-adjusted terms, but that is not enough

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Event videos Alex J Pollock 3/27/26 Event videos Alex J Pollock 3/27/26

AEI Event Video: The Future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

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Op-eds Shoshana Weissmann 1/9/26 Op-eds Shoshana Weissmann 1/9/26

How to End Mortgage Lock-In and Get Americans Moving Again

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Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 1/8/26 Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 1/8/26

How far can U.S. house prices fall?

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Op-eds Alex J Pollock 12/21/25 Op-eds Alex J Pollock 12/21/25

Federal Reserve’s Independence Emerges as Culprit in the ‘Unaffordability’ of Housing

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Op-eds Alex J Pollock 10/6/25 Op-eds Alex J Pollock 10/6/25

Is the second U.S. housing bubble of this century starting to deflate?

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Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 6/30/25 Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 6/30/25

After more than fifty years of U.S.government-sponsored housing finance, why has home ownership not increased and why are houses unaffordable?

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Media quotes Alex J Pollock 4/27/25 Media quotes Alex J Pollock 4/27/25

Congress Should Never Have Created Fannie Or The GSEs

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Op-eds Alex J Pollock 4/14/25 Op-eds Alex J Pollock 4/14/25

Not Another Free Lunch

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Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 3/29/25 Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 3/29/25

The U.S. debates what to do about Fannie and Freddie, after their 17 years in government conservatorship

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Podcasts Alex J Pollock 2/19/25 Podcasts Alex J Pollock 2/19/25

Mortgage Markets and Crony Capitalism

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Media quotes Alex J Pollock 12/3/24 Media quotes Alex J Pollock 12/3/24

13th Annual Housing Center Conference

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Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 8/23/24 Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 8/23/24

FHLBs—Mission and Possible Improvements

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Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 6/23/24 Policy papers and research Alex J Pollock 6/23/24

Who’s got the mortgage credit risk?

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