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 ...

Freddie Mac, one of the key government-backed housing finance entities, named its president, Mike Hutchins, as interim chief ...

The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, commonly known as Freddie Mac, is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) that buys mortgages, pools them, and sells them as a mortgage-backed security ...

FHFA has moved to cut members of its staff while Freddie Mac has told its workforce to begin full-time office work starting ...

It could unleash tens of billions in fresh capital for housing construction — but also drive mortgage rates a lot higher.

One effective way to accomplish this goal is to combine it with the long-standing objective of privatising Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored home loan agencies. Historically ...

When Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed under financial conservatorship ... and thus investors would be bailed out,” she explained. “Which means consumers currently get lower mortgage ...

The rate rose to 6.67% from 6.65% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.87%. Including this week, the average rate on a 30-year home loan has risen ...