Jim Bianco: So Fannie and Freddie can use their own securities as collateral at the Fed?? Can they create them for the specific purpose of using them as collateral at the Fed? This is so circular I'm getting dizzy? (Imagine writing yourself a check for $1 million and then going to the bank and saying "now that I have $1 million can I get a collateralized loan for $1 million?") Does this make any sense to you?
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