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Fannie, Freddie Could Make $200 Billion For Taxpayers. Shareholders Would Suffer.

The U.S. government could profit from its stake in Fannie and Freddie, but only if the mortgage giants were run through ...

Mortgage rates inch lower this week

The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week to 6.74%, according to the latest Freddie Mac data released on ...

Housing market watch: Would taking Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae public drive up mortgage rates in 2026?

With Trump’s tax overhaul now in the rearview mirror, a potential Freddie and Fannie conservatorship release could move up ...

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Are Likely to Remain in Conservatorship, Pulte Says

Comments by Bill Pulte, director of the agency that oversees the mortgage giants, suggest that releasing them from ...

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Climb Again After Inflation Uptick

The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans increased to 6.75% for the week ending July 17, up from 6.72% last week.

Average long-term US mortgage rate eases to 6.74%, keeping home loan borrowing costs elevated

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage eased this week, offering little relief for prospective homebuyers facing ...
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Average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eases to 6.74 percent

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage eased this week, offering little relief for prospective homebuyers facing ...
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Taking Fannie And Freddie Public A Good Move Or Not: NMP Readers Respond

Seventeen years after the 2008 bailout, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain under federal conservatorship, with a future that’s ...

Mortgage rates hold steady at 6.74%

According to data from Freddie Mac, the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was 6.74% for the week ending Wednesday, ...

Long-term mortgage rates essentially flat W/W

This week, long-term mortgage rates remained essentially flat week-over-week, the latest Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Survey ...