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.

Supporters argue that returning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to private ownership could reduce the government’s footprint in the housing market and foster innovation, allowing the GSEs to develop ...

When it comes to housing finance reform, few if any topics are more important than the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These government-sponsored enterprises, or GSEs – which underpin ...

When it comes to housing finance reform, few if any topics are more important than the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These government-sponsored enterprises, or GSEs – which underpin ...

A longstanding bet made by a handful of hedge funds could finally pay off under Donald Trump’s presidency, but it risks sending shockwaves through America’s $12 trillion mortgage market.

In a recent letter to William Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Senate Democrats said efforts to take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public should be put on pause, citing ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac “aren’t really playing in that space,” says Green, referring to the purchase of risky alternative loan products that were at the root of the market collapse.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should participate in the mortgage market only as fully private entities, without any implicit government guarantees. The American public doesn’t need a sequel to ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac don’t issue home loans directly to borrowers. Instead, they buy mortgages from banks and other lenders, then bundle those loans into securities and sell them to investors.