The prospect of both megalenders being released from conservatorship and the downgrading of each firm's respective stock are ...

The government-sponsored enterprises were not meant to remain in conservatorship permanently, but privatizing them once again must include a new set of rules that minimize market disruptions and ...

By Matthew Goldstein Business reporter Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two giant mortgage finance firms, have been controlled by the federal government for nearly 17 years, but a long-dormant idea of ...

New HUD Secretary Scott Turner is looking to privatize government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Experts said the government-sponsored enterprises could change their tack on some of the innovation seen since the pandemic ...

Powell gave at least a bit of support for the push to make mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac private businesses again. Under questioning, Powell said that putting Fannie and Freddie back into ...

Scott Turner, newly confirmed as the secretary of housing and urban development, has outlined his priorities for the agency ...

Scott Turner, the newly confirmed head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, plans to lead a ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are government-sponsored enterprises that aim to provide the mortgage market with stability and ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he would nominate Bill Pulte to be the next director of the Federal ...

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under the conservatorship of the federal government, where it remains today.