Many experts say privatizing Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could significantly alter the mortgage market. Fannie Mae and Freddie ...

Two mortgage giants essential to the U.S. housing market could be released from the government into the private sector. What ...

During the 2008 recession, the U.S. Government took control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as the two companies were ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were bailed out by the government during the housing crisis nearly 17 years ago. The Trump ...

The prospect of both megalenders being released from conservatorship and the downgrading of each firm's respective stock are ...

Fannie Mae set aside $752 million for credit losses in its apartment complex lending business in part because of fraud or ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been under a conservatorship with the Federal Housing Finance Agency since 2008. The mortgage giants could be released into the private sector, meaning the ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that any release of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from their current conservatorship would depend on the implications for mortgage rates.

Experts said the government-sponsored enterprises could change their tack on some of the innovation seen since the pandemic ...

Let’s look at how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac work and how they’ve impacted the home-buying process. The Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae, was chartered by the U.S ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have long been the government’s safety net for loans, but for the last 17 years, they have ...