I am downgrading Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to hold due to unfavorable privatization terms that leave excessive government ...

President Donald Trump is meeting with chiefs of major U.S. banks to discuss monetizing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and ...

Trump has said publicly that he wants to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the U.S. Government will keep its implicit ...

Trump pulled in big-bank CEOs to pitch how to turn Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac back into public companies, and the market ...

The privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac comes with risks and benefits. No matter where you stand on this issue, caution is the word.

The privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac comes with risks and benefits. No matter where you stand on this issue, caution is the word.

A risk to manage when releasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship is the “race to the bottom” that led to the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new paper published by the ...

“It [privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac] is a goal for this administration,” Bessent said in May. “Again, we’re doing peace deals, tax deals, and trade deals.

For nearly two decades, Fannie and Freddie have proved that they can operate well under the government’s control. They’ve made ample progress toward the goals that any reasonable reform would set.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the dominant companies in U.S. housing finance, which is the biggest credit market after government debt. They are huge, with combined assets totaling $7.8 trillion.