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 ...

(Bloomberg) -- A proposal by President Donald Trump to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after almost two decades under government control has the mortgage companies’ stock prices leaping to ...

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.

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

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

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 ...

Trump appears to be pushing forward with a plan to publicly list shares of government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is considering issuing an executive order that would direct agencies to study the impact of the privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, The Wall ...