Taxpayers Cashed in Big Time on Mortgage Securities

307 views · Published 19 March 2012 · 3:04 · Indexed 18 October 2026

Channel: The Wall Street Journal · 2012 · News & Politics

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U.S. taxpayers have reason to be happy about mortgage-backed securities purchased by the government in 2008 and 2009.  WSJ's Jeffrey Sparshott checks in on Mean Street with details.

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