Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac going private is 'playing with fire': Expert
Investors weigh whether Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) — the Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, respectively — could go private, exiting government conservatorship during President-elect Donald Trump's second administration.
Bill Ackman expects Trump to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Bill Ackman expects U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship, potentially making them private companies again, the billionaire investor said on Monday.
Billionaire Bill Ackman says he expects Trump to privatize the nation’s two largest government-owned lenders
The Trump-supporting financier said he believes the president-elect will remove lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could go private, Bill Ackman says
Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) — the Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, respectively — are trading higher after billionaire activist investor Bill Ackman said the companies could go private around 2026,
Bill Ackman on X: Expect Trump Administration to remove Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac from conservatorship
CNBC's Diana Olick joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss tweets from Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Why setting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac free is a gamble
Releasing the GSEs from government conservatorship is on the agenda for the incoming Trump administration. Doing so could threaten the 30-year fixed rate mortgage.
Ackman says Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac ‘particularly interesting today’
We have owned Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) common stock for more than a decade. Today, they trade at or around our average cost. As such, they have not been great investments to date. What makes them particularly interesting today versus any other time in history is that there is a credible path for their removal from conservatorship in the relative short term,
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