Freddie Mac (FMCC) and Fannie Mae (FNMA) shares surged to their highest levels since 2008 following President Donald Trump’s ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shares jumped this week ... dates back to the depths of the financial crisis. The biggest one? Privatization will probably send mortgage rates higher.

The prospect of a financial windfall has revived Trump's interest, while conservatives believe that government control should ...

Experts fear that the move, though it could help the government's budget woes, could disrupt the fragile U.S. mortgage market ...

President Donald Trump plans discussions on taking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public, a decision that could affect ...

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is “giving very serious consideration” to privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, ...

President Donald Trump confirmed this week he plans to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, moving to end nearly two decades ...

Trump's bombshell post sent the stock prices of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac soaring. But removing the GSEs from ...

An explicit guarantee for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cause the risk weighting of agency MBS to decline, in turn freeing ...

Shares of Fannie Mae Inc. (OTC: FNMA) and Freddie Mac Inc. (OTC: FMCC) are trading higher Thursday after President Donald Trump said he is seriously considering taking the mortgage giants public.

How Privatization Would Change Mortgages Many experts agree that privatizing Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could significantly alter the way these GSEs function and the overall mortgage market.