The Bank of Korea (BOK) has not revealed the size of its investment in debts floated by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but industry watchers put the amount at US$38 billion.
"BOK's holdings are senior debts... Even if the U.S. government bails out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, there is no possibility that it will buy such bonds at a discount," the central bank said in a statement.
The statement came as shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plunged on Wednesday on fears that the U.S. government may bail out the troubled mortgage lenders.
The BOK investment came from the nation's foreign exchange reserves which stood at $247.5 billion as of end-July.

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