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A group of 14 senators said that Congress must be briefed before any conservatorship release plans are initiated.
Senate Democrats led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), the ranking member of the Banking Committee, called on the Trump ...
Fannie and Freddie "buy and package home loans" into mortgage-backed securities that get sold to investors. Currently, those ...
Fannie Mae (1938) and Freddie Mac (1970) were created with the end goal of promoting homeownership across the United States.
President Donald Trump posted last week about his intent to take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government-sponsored entities that provide guarantees for most mortgage loans, out of federal ...
Action on U.S. tariff policies and a potentially seismic shift in secondary market activity hasn’t caused much movement for ...
Signs are emerging that the Trump administration may be less willing to give up control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac than investors have bargained for, as policymakers scrounge for ...
The president once again called for the privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a move that would have serious ...
Trump appears to be pushing forward with a plan to publicly list shares of government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and ...
The Trump administration wants to sell shares in two government-controlled companies that are crucial for getting a mortgage.
But the administration's recent comments call this approach into question. Any benefits to existing shareholders would come at the expense of the American taxpayer, according to Michael Bright, who ...
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square holds 2% of Fannie Mae’s equity and has a plan for privatizing the GSEs that is well-calibrated ...