Yes, self-funding. I realize that it's not a totally separate organization, not even to the level of a GSO, but its operations are independent of the government and it receives no funding from the government. Yes, the government would certainly bail them out if they became insolvent, but that is not the case.

All of that is why I said "effectively". Beyond the price dictates and the surety of existence (which seems to be a no-op, for now, at least), I fail to see how a completely private entity would act differently.