In July 2008, the government attempted to ease market fears by reiterating their view that "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac play a central role in the US housing finance system".
I juli 2008 søgte regeringen at lette markedets frygt ved at gentage dets synspunkt om, at "Fannie Mae og Freddie Mac spiller en central rolle i det amerikanske ejendoms-finansieringssystem".