Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Bill Pulte, the nominee for director of the Federal Housing Finance Committee,

The U.S. government may soon return Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to private markets less than two decades after turmoil nearly toppled the mortgage industry.

Many experts say privatizing Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could significantly alter the mortgage market. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac help keep the mortgage market stable by buying home loans, selling mortgage-backed securities and establishing lending guidelines.

Two mortgage giants essential to the U.S. housing market could be released from the government into the private sector. What that means for you.

Mortgage rates are not expected to move much for the remainder of 2025. Fannie Mae estimating that 30-year mortgage rates will average 6.8%.

Housing observers see an opportunity to fundamentally remake a system to close the gap on serving historically marginalized communities.

The government-sponsored mortgage giants have been in a conservatorship for over 15 years, but traders are laying bets they'll soon be reprivatized.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac support the U.S. mortgage market. The two were placed into a strict form of government oversight called "conservatorship" in 2008 as the global financial crisis mounted. This has at times limited Fannie's and Freddie's ability to raise capital.

Fannie Mae (FNMA) presents a significant opportunity, especially if privatized, with potential stock value reaching $31-$34 per share, supported by

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been under a conservatorship with the Federal Housing Finance Agency since 2008. The mortgage giants could be released into the private sector, meaning the ...