Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , the mortgage giants under U.S. government control since 2008, surged to multi-year ...

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under the conservatorship of the federal government, where it remains today.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from 2025 through 2027. The goals, originally proposed in August, are largely unchanged from the initial draft. They are designed to “support equitable housing access ...

Freddie Mac provides competition to—and serves a similar purpose as—Fannie Mae. Freddie Mac is a government-backed enterprise established to give the U.S. housing market liquidity, stability ...