(Read more:Map: Tracking the recovery) The move was designed to, "help expedite the wind down of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, make sure that every dollar of earnings each firm generates is used to benefit taxpayers, and support the continued flow of mortgage credit during a responsible transi...
because regulators haveallowed GSE loansto carry a debt-to-income ratio of50 percent, while making it costly for the private sector to exceed a ratio of 43 percent. GSE borrowers can thus take on