Freddie’s 1Q earnings were generally unsurprising – its mark-to-market losses are far from unique given recent interest-rate moves – but for the furor kicked up yesterday as market rumors circulated that the loss would be so great as to force a Treasury draw. Ducking the draw means averting a political backlash that, we think, could have been particularly problematic given the tenor of the current campaign.
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