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Federal officials on Sunday unveiled an extraordinary takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, putting the government in charge of the twin mortgage giants and the $5 trillion in home loans they back.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are two government-sponsored enterprises, each of which provides liquidity, stability, and affordability to the mortgage market.

FHFA Director William Pulte demanded that Powell be probed by lawmakers and suggested he could even be fired by President ...

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac: The Takeover The U.S. government has taken control of troubled housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and their top executives have been removed. The federal ...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wants to undo government ownership of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and let them go public. It’s a concept that has occasionally popped up in policy ...

The newly confirmed director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Bill Pulte, who oversees mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, said he will not lower the conforming loan limit, or the ...

When it comes to housing finance reform, few if any topics are more important than the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These government-sponsored enterprises, or GSEs – which underpin ...

The newly confirmed director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Bill Pulte, who oversees mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, said he will not lower the conforming loan limit, or the ...