Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Bill Pulte, the nominee for director of the Federal Housing Finance Committee,

Many experts say privatizing Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could significantly alter the mortgage market. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac help keep the mortgage market stable by buying home loans, selling mortgage-backed securities and establishing lending guidelines.

Two mortgage giants essential to the U.S. housing market could be released from the government into the private sector. What that means for you.

The U.S. government may soon return Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to private markets less than two decades after turmoil nearly toppled the mortgage industry.

Housing observers see an opportunity to fundamentally remake a system to close the gap on serving historically marginalized communities.

The government-sponsored mortgage giants have been in a conservatorship for over 15 years, but traders are laying bets they'll soon be reprivatized.

Mortgage rates are not expected to move much for the remainder of 2025. Fannie Mae estimating that 30-year mortgage rates will average 6.8%.

Wells Fargo’s Vikram Rai joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the potential privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

"However, in practice, most cases of VA loans usually only involve two persons: one veteran and a spouse," says Alexei Morgado, a Realtor and founder of Lexawise, a real estate exam preparation course. "Adding additional persons to a VA loan can complicate factors, particularly in regards to occupancy and entitlement computation."

Fannie Mae (FNMA) presents a significant opportunity, especially if privatized, with potential stock value reaching $31-$34 per share, supported by

AM Best has released newly updated tables of net capital charges associated with a representative sample of transactions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’ s credit risk transfer programs— Freddie Mac’ s Agency Credit Insurance Structure and Fannie Mae’ s Credit Insurance Risk Transfer.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two pillars of the U.S. mortgage market, are currently controlled by the federal government. Some in Washington, D.C. expect President Trump to push for the end of ...