BETA
Turning house loans into global investments
In 1970, the first Mortgage-Backed Security (MBS) was created. By bundling thousands of home loans together, financial institutions created low-risk investments that attracted trillions of dollars from global pension funds and foreign governments.
Chapter 1
The birth of the 30-year loan
Chapter 2
How the money actually flows
Chapter 3
The invisible giant in the background
Chapter 4
Navigating your mortgage choices
Ch 3 · The invisible giant in the background
sloane American Mortgage System
Loans get sold! So banks can lend more for your new home!
sloane To be bought by Fannie or Freddie, a mortgage must follow highly specific guidelines.
Fun Fact
Fannie's name: Fannie Mae's name isn't real; it is a phonetic pronunciation of its acronym, FNMA, which stands for Federal National Mortgage Association.
sloane Wall Street packages individual mortgages into financial products bought by investors worldwide.