Workforce cuts, the rescission of Fair Housing initiatives and COVID assistance, and multiple pathways for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are all under discussion at the federal housing agencies
Lifting of the asset cap could give the bank greater leeway to originate jumbo mortgages that exceed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s $806,500 conforming loan limit in most markets
Shares in mortgage giants tumble as investors weigh whether the Trump administration is more interested in mining Fannie and Freddie's profits than privatizing them
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The National Association of Realtors Legislative Meetings begins Saturday with free speech, agent pay and affordability on the agenda. Inman breaks down the panels bound to draw a crowd
Promise that the government will maintain 'implicit guarantees' of the companies' obligations suggests that what Trump has in mind is monetization, not privatization
Head of mortgage giants' federal regulator, Bill Pulte, has made fraud an issue after leveling accusations against Trump opponent, New York Attorney General Letitia James
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President says he's giving 'very serious consideration' to bringing companies public, and investors are hoping that whatever plan emerges will generate a windfall for them
Windermere Economist Jeff Tucker looks at how tariff walkbacks may signal that some of the Trump administration's potentially damaging policy changes could be reversed
Applications for purchase loans fell 5% last week as rates climbed to highest level since February over concerns about inflation and growing government debt
While Fannie Mae economists see mortgage rates coming down by a full percentage point, forecasters at the Mortgage Bankers Association have issued a more cautious take
Nearly twice as many Realtor.com visitors say they would be more likely to buy if a recession hits compared to the share who say they'd be less likely to buy if the economy fails, new polling shows
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The University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment slipped to 50.8 in May, its second lowest reading ever, as Americans fretted about tariffs, inflation and the job market