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On Wednesday, Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) and Fannie Mae (OTC:FNMA) announced their acceptance of mortgages evaluated using VantageScore 4.0 to reduce costs for American homebuyers and stimulate competition in the mortgage credit-scoring market. The mortgage housing behemoths will initiate a...

A stunning one-day surge of 40% in Fannie Mae (OTC:FNMA) and a 47% rise in Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) stocks has shocked the market, but the real story could be in the overall, untapped opportunity in mortgage- and housing-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The catalyst for this market movement can...

Michael Burry posted an open letter on Saturday on X arguing the U.S. housing crunch is less about a lack of homes and more about misallocated space, with federal policy and the long-running conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at the center of his critique. The message landed alongside...

Bill Ackman blasted the U.S. Treasury's handling of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday, arguing the government rewrote the rescue terms through the Net Worth Sweep and diverted all quarterly profits to itself even after the companies had already repaid the bailout. Earlier, in separate remarks...

A major shift in how lenders judge borrowers means your credit score may soon matter less and your overall financial story more when you apply for a mortgage. Fannie And Freddie Loosen Score-Driven Loan Rules Fannie Mae, early last week, removed its minimum credit-score requirement for most loans...

Economist Peter Schiff slammed billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman’s restructuring proposal that would release mortgage giants Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC:FNMA) or Fannie Mae and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (OTC:FMCC), popularly known as Freddie Mac. This Is...

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is set to introduce a fresh proposal for mortgage-finance titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Tuesday, Nov. 18. What Happened: Ackman is scheduled to detail his plan during a livestream event. He asserts that his proposal will allow the Trump...

President Donald Trump is evaluating plans to take mortgage giants Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC:FNMA), or Fannie Mae, and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC:FMCC), or Freddie Mac, according to Bill Pulte, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Mortgage Giants Have $7...

The U.S. government's effort to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through a $30 billion IPO has prompted the Federal Housing Finance Agency to rehire employees it laid off earlier this year. FHFA Rehires Key Economists And Executives Ahead Of Historic $30 Billion IPO The FHFA, led by President...

Mortgage giants Fannie Mae (OTC:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) may be on the path out of government conservatorship, as a new report builds on earlier signals from President Donald Trump about plans to return the firms to public ownership. What Happened: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been under...

In a landmark decision, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte announced plans to consider cryptocurrency as a mortgage asset on Wednesday, aligning with President Donald Trump’s vision of making the U.S. a global crypto hub. What Happened: Pulte took to X, directing federally...

The U.S. housing finance landscape may be on the brink of a huge shift as Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte, appointed in March 2025 under President Donald Trump, announced plans to study cryptocurrency holdings, including Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), for mortgage qualifications....

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is advocating for Fannie Mae (OTC:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) to exit federal conservatorship, a status they've held since the 2008 financial crisis, arguing it would benefit the U.S. housing finance system. What Happened: In a detailed post on X,...

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is giving “very serious consideration” to taking mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public, signaling potential privatization of the government-sponsored enterprises. What Happened: In a Truth Social post, Trump said he...

President Donald Trump's newly appointed director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte on Thursday fired the CEO of mortgage giant Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) and placed two senior FHFA officials on administrative leave.  The Details: Pulte fired Freddie Mac CEO Diana Reid and placed...