WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on Sept. 13, 2024, entitled "Public-Private Risk Sharing in Federal Credit Programs." Here are excerpts: * * * At a Glance To help make credit more available and affordable for borrowers, the federal government provides assistance in the form of loans and loan guarantees. Such credit assistance - which is projected to consist of $228 billion in new direct loans and $1.6 trillion in new loan guarantees  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on Sept. 13, 2024, entitled "Public-Private Risk Sharing in Federal Credit Programs:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Forms of Public-Private Risk Sharing By sharing with private entities some of the risk involved in its credit programs, the government can reduce taxpayers' risk exposure and, in some cases, minimize losses and make them more predictable. Because different types of financial risk ex more PR