Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac experienced financial problems during the credit crisis because they
A) were unwilling to finance new mortgages.
B) invested heavily in balloon-payment mortgages.
C) invested only in prime mortgages that offered very low returns.
D) invested heavily in subprime mortgages.
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A)the interest rate.
B)the collateral
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