Read here for an analysis of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recapitalization under Trump administration, with insights on risks and potential gains for investors.

Fannie and Freddie play crucial roles in the housing market—setting lending standards for home loans and owning or guaranteeing around half of all r

In the aftermath of the housing market bubble, the federal government placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under a financial conservatorship to help the housing market recover. Some

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he would nominate Bill Pulte to be the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-backed mortgage giants, could be headed for privatization under Donald Trump 's second term, a move experts say might drive mortgage rates higher in a housing market already plagued by affordability challenges.

Political challenges stand in the way of the president-elect pulling off what the hedge fund manager called “the biggest deal he’s ever done.”

Shares of government-backed home loan giants Fannie Mae (OTC:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) experienced a slump on Thursday, even as Bill Ackman from Pershing Square put forward a positive argument for the stocks,