11-19-2013 Fannie, Freddie and the Future of America’s Housing Market
November 19th, 2013
Speaker: James Fenkner, CFA
Chair: Alejandra Folguera, CFA and Ricardo Calderon, CFA
The American housing market has returned to life. Thanks in large part to two disgraced companies on death row: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Although dangerously undercapitalized and held in debtor’s prison, Fannie and Freddie still control much of America’s secondary housing market. Suddenly, a combination of record profits, new legal challenges, and good behavior in contributing towards GDP growth has raised the prospect of an eventual pardon. Questions loom large: Why free such potentially dangerous recidivists? Can they ever repay their debt to society? How would Fannie and Freddie’s freedom affect American housing prices and risks? And what, if anything, are the securities of Fannie and Freddie worth?
About the Presenter: James Fenkner, CFA
A graduate of Tufts University, James Fenkner began his finance career as a Fixed Income analyst at Fidelity Investments in Boston. Following a Soros-funded teaching program in Eastern Europe, he found himself in Moscow, initially as head of research at what would become Russia’s largest investment bank; and then as founder and managing director of what was Russia’s largest long-short equity fund. After 15 years in Russia, he relocated to Santa Barbara with his wife and three daughters.
Registration Links:
Members $15
Non-Members $25
Student $5
*Price of ticket includes appetizers and two drinks.
Time: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 5:30 – 8:00pm
Location: Coral Casino Beach & Cabana
2nd Floor
1260 Channel Dr
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Dress Code: Business Casual
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