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

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 ...

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

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are government-sponsored enterprises that aim to provide the mortgage market with stability and ...

Turner's focus will be on several key areas, with the privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at the forefront. "There are partners that will be at the table and obviously we'll be one of them ...

Scott Turner, the newly confirmed head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, plans to lead a ...

(Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that any release of the two giant government-sponsored enterprises, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, from their current conservatorship would depend ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have long been the government’s safety net for loans, but for the last 17 years, they have required a safety net of their own. That could change, signaling a seismic ...

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under the conservatorship of the federal government, where it remains today.