Reader's of RVAValues.com would do well to give your attention to the well written article by Jeremy Baggott on AppraiserBlogs.com.
"But while no one was looking, the twins – who wield the full faith and credit of the U.S. government – began quietly offloading this surplus risk in the form of so-called “credit-risk transfers.” The U.S. taxpayer should be worried. As the public learned in 2008 with AIG’s credit-default swaps, hidden risk injected into the financial system doesn’t stay hidden for long."
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