> Henry Liu has a pretty good piece on Asia Times about the history of Fannie,
> Ginnie, and Freddy. It helped me to get a better understanding their roles
> a bit.
>
Is this the piece you mention?
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/JG22Dj06.html
It seems to be the only one in his impressive collection of pieces there that mentions the two in the summary.
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