Two mortgage giants essential to the U.S. housing market could be released from the government into the private sector. What ...

What Happens if He Privatizes Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are government-sponsored enterprises, or GSEs, that support the mortgage market by buying loans from mortgage ...

But the company took a credit loss provision in the fourth quarter, deciding to add to its reserves because of new mortgage ...

A proposal to tie cancellation of private mortgage insurance policies to automated valuation models would add unnecessary ...

The government-backed housing-finance company known as Freddie Mac reported fourth-quarter net income of $3.2 billion, up from $2.9 billion a year earlier. On a per-share basis, Freddie Mac swung to a ...

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While Freddie Mac's weekly survey showed 30-year rates falling, other indicators paint a mixed picture for mortgage lenders ...

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the fourth week in a row, an encouraging sign for prospective ...

Good news for home shoppers – mortgage rates dipped again this week. Freddie Mac reports its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ...

Long-term mortgage rates reached their lowest level for 2025, and a thaw in buyer activity could be on the horizon, said the ...

Rewinding further, the 30-year average notched a high 7.37% last spring, so today's rates are significantly improved vs. 10 months ago. They're also almost 1.2 percentage points cheaper than the ...

Freddie Mac recorded a net income of $3.2 billion for Q4 and $11.9 Billion for the full year 2024. The GSE's net worth is nearly $60 billion.