Fannie Mae

While Fannie Mae sees improving buying and selling conditions, more consumers still think prices will rise over the coming year.

A group of Democratic senators, including Elizabeth Warren and Chuck Schumer, asked the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to pause any efforts to privatize mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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 ways to close US budget gaps.

Trump has said that the US government would retain guarantees and an oversight role over Fannie and Freddie even as he pursues a public offering for the mortgage giants.

Analysts awaiting specifics on the "implicit guarantee" for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are split on whether mortgage rates and guarantee fees could rise.

Bill Pulte and the government-sponsored enterprise's chief executive will be working with a firm that analyzes big data and utilizes artificial intelligence.

The companies have been under government conservatorship since the 2008 financial crisis. Fannie and Freddie have both returned to steady profitability.

President Donald Trump said that the US government would retain guarantees and an oversight role over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac even as he pursues a public offering for the mortgage giants.

A federal housing official pledged to take near-term action on credit score costs as two legislators have urged him not to allow fewer credit reports.

By restructuring the GSEs into public utilities, we can end decades of free-riding by private investors on the public credit, writes the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.