The question of what to do with Fannie and Freddie, the two dominant mortgage financiers, has bedeviled policymakers for decades.

Unleashing Fannie and Freddie without guardrails would risk repeating or even worsening the very crisis he once condemned.

Ind., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., would allow the Federal Housing Finance Agency director to set limits on executive ...

The S&P 500 slipped 0.4% on Tuesday, May 20, snapping a six-day winning streak as investors' confidence on trade and ...

A longstanding bet made by a handful of hedge funds could finally pay off under Donald Trump’s presidency, but it risks sending shockwaves through America’s $12 trillion mortgage market.

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte urged Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to reinstate the central bank’s interest rate cuts. What Happened: Pulte took to the ...

Privatization of Fannie and Freddie has been on Trump’s to-do list since his first term. FHFA Director Bill Pulte could make it happen.

President Donald Trump posted last week about his intent to take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government-sponsored entities that provide guarantees for most mortgage loans, out of federal ...

Trump appears to be pushing forward with a plan to publicly list shares of government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have paid the Treasury more than $300 billion ...

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte is publicly calling for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to slash interest rates. Pulte said Monday in an X post that there was ...

Pulte founded Pulte Capital Partners LLC, an investment firm that focuses on building and housing products. He's also widely ...