I should've said 'credit default swaps'. OTOH, is it fair to say that the CDS prompted an excess of mortgages? And I do think there's room for viewing the ext

I should've said 'credit default swaps'. OTOH, is it fair to say that the CDS prompted an excess of mortgages? And I do think there's room for viewing the extraordinary actions the Fed took as a recall, e.g. MBS purchases during QE 1, 2, 3....