Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac boost MBS holdings to support housing costs and prep for public offerings. Learn how this move ...

The move formalizes acting leadership roles both have had in different segments of the government-backed mortgage market serving many first-time homebuyers.

Washington should seek to lower prices, not lending standards.

A quasi-public corporation is a type of private company that is backed by a branch of government with a public mandate to provide a given service.

On Tuesday, Freddie Mac named Kenny Smith as the new CEO, who will immediately take on the role on Wednesday. ・Smith takes ...

Most buyers aren’t putting 20% down. The real question is what you’re trading: PMI for cash reserves—or flexibility for risk.

President Trump’s proposal for 50-year mortgages aims to tackle the housing affordability crisis by lowering monthly payments. The plan, supported by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte ...

Michael Burry is betting that one of the most politically fraught corners of American finance is finally heading back to Wall ...

The prospect of quick fixes is virtually nil. But there are a few basic steps that home shoppers can take to help rein in ...