A longstanding bet made by a handful of hedge funds could finally pay off under Donald Trump’s presidency, but it risks ...

Key Takeaways More than a dozen leading Democrats wrote to the Trump administration urging it to pause any activity that ...

We have been leading the charge on behalf of all (Fannie and Freddie) shareholders to help them to exit from conservatorship, ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be on the agenda after trade deals and ...

The capital structures of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are a little complicated, but here’s roughly the situation 1: The ...

I am in Florida, in mortgage meetings and the MBAF, and in Saturday’s Commentary I noted the intense flurry of conference ...

Trump appears to be pushing forward with a plan to publicly list shares of government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and ...

One of the chief concerns of taking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac private is how it would influence mortgage rates and could ...

President Trump on Tuesday vowed that the government would keep its guarantees behind mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac amid a push to take the two public. “Our great Mortgage ...

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.

Freddie Mac packages and sells mortgages as securities, boosting mortgage funding availability. To invest in Freddie Mac, open a brokerage account, set a budget, and research the stock.