This summary is reviewed by TRD Staff. The federal government is considering proposals to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, potentially transferring Treasury Department ownership to a ...

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square holds 2% of Fannie Mae’s equity and has a plan for privatizing the GSEs that is well-calibrated ...

Fannie and Freddie "buy and package home loans" into mortgage-backed securities that get sold to investors. Currently, those ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Wednesday ripped President Trump’s plan to give up federal control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as a scheme to “line the pockets of the wealthy” ...

Looking Ahead: Privatization outcomes depend on future capital requirements and Treasury Department support. IPO proposals for Fannie Mae by 2026 and Freddie Mac by 2027 add urgency to the debate.

President Donald Trump confirmed this week he plans to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, moving to end nearly two decades ...

The privatization push would continue an effort that the first Trump administration tried to kick off in 2019. When Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac went into ... told Commercial Observer in September that ...

President Trump is advocating for the privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, potentially impacting mortgage rates and homebuying accessibility.