The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), commonly known as Fannie Mae, or Fannie, is a United States government-sponsored enterprise (GSE). It was founded in 1938 during the Great Depression ...

On May 21, President Trump said that he was giving “serious consideration” to privatizing the two giant entities that purchase mortgages on the secondary market, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This could ...

A new report from Realtor.com projects that the housing market will shift in a more buyer-friendly direction in 2026.

'This is a big deal and must be approached with caution, careful deliberation, and purpose,' says one former housing-finance official, about privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac The housing market ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, often spoken about in the same breath, should remain rivals in the secondary mortgage market, the head of a trade group representing mortgage bankers says.

Lenders often sell mortgages to other companies or investors to free up funds for them to offer more loans. As a homeowner, you can’t prevent your mortgage from being sold, but you do have the right ...