The movie “The Big Short” — dramatizing the reckless behavior in the banking and mortgage industries that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis — captures much of Wall Street’s misconduct but ...

For the 2024 fiscal year, the federal government made roughly a $6.8 trillion business in terms of outlays to fund a broad ...

President Donald Trump posted last week about his intent to take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government-sponsored entities that provide guarantees for most mortgage loans, out of federal ...

The Trump administration has looked at making Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public companies while keeping them under ...

The last time Fannie and Freddie had unfettered ability to speculate on our dime, those crony enterprises helped bring down ...

Signs are emerging that the Trump administration may be less willing to give up control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac than investors have bargained for, as policymakers scrounge for ...

Ending Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s conservatorship without real reform could expose taxpayers to another crisis, as ...

Privatization of Fannie and Freddie has been on Trump’s to-do list since his first term. FHFA Director Bill Pulte could make ...

The post Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Rise After Trump's Calls To Take Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae Public ...

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

The Trump administration wants to sell shares in two government-controlled companies that are crucial for getting a mortgage.

President Donald Trump is ready to make major reforms to government-owned housing-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ...