We are not surprised that Treasury Secretary Lew, Counsellor Weiss, and Michael Stegman dispositively denied any suggestion that the Administration is open to a GSE recap and release – we have consistently advised against expecting the Administration to waver on this critical point. What’s interesting is why Treasury did what it did when it did and how this plays into the GSEs’ near-term actions.
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