When it comes to housing finance reform, few if any topics are more important than the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The average rate for a 30-year mortgage was 7.04% in the week ending with Jan. 16, 2025, according to economists with Freddie Mac. This is the fifth consecutive weekly increase and the highest ...

Don't end the conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac without eliminating the implicit government backing for their mortgages. Contributor: A Trump deregulator may set us up for a sequel to ...

Trump May Privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ... Ky.), he said he had planned to release the companies in his first term ...

FHFA instructed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prepare proposals for including cryptocurrency as an asset for mortgage ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were bailed out by the government during the housing crisis of 2008, nearly 17 years ago. Trump has long wanted to make them private businesses again and promised to ...

Freddie's stock had been in a trading range between $5.18 and $5.21 at deadline. Earnings Freddie Mac can retain rather than return to the Treasury to prepare it for an eventual exit from government ...

Mortgage rates rose this week, according to data from Freddie Mac released on Thursday. The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.86%, up from 6.81% last week.

The head of the federal government agency that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wants the mortgage giants to consider accepting a homebuyer's cryptocurrency holdings in their criteria for buying ...

After a leadership shakeup at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a look at what's ahead for the giant firms and how the changes could affect mortgage affordability. Accessibility links.

Calabria said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are much more financially healthy now and it's “completely doable” to remove them from conservatorship by 2027 once they raise the additional funds ...