Barney Frank dies at 86: Who was the liberal firebrand behind Dodd-Frank, Wall Street reform, and America’s LGBTQ political revolution?Who was Barney Frank? The death of Barney Frank marks the end of one of the most consequential and controversial political careers in moder...
20 May, 2026, 08.40 PM IST
US Fed interest rate cut prediction: Will 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate fall in near term?U.S Fed held rates steady at its April 29 meeting in an unusually divisive 8–4 vote, the closest since 1992. U.S. inflation remains well ab...
11 May, 2026, 09.22 PM IST
US mortgage rates rise to 6.37% as Iran war fears and inflation pressure shake housing marketU.S. mortgage rates are moving higher again as global tensions and inflation worries affect the housing market. Home buyers are facing high...
08 May, 2026, 12.32 AM IST
US stocks: FICO shares slide as Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae begin accepting rival VantageScoreFICO shares dropped 13% after Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae announced they will accept mortgages scored by rival VantageScore 4.0. This move a...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
Trump orders $200 billion mortgage bond buy to cut home loan ratesPresident Trump ordered $200 billion in mortgage bonds to lower mortgage rates and monthly payments. He said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac hav...
09 Jan, 2026, 05.42 AM IST
Bill Ackman claims his bold Fannie–Freddie rescue plan could hand US taxpayers a $300 billion windfallBill Ackman Fannie Mae Freddie Mac plan: He has proposed a three-part plan to reshape Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, aiming to formalize taxpa...
19 Nov, 2025, 11.43 PM IST
Trump calls on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to get big homebuilders 'going'President Donald Trump urged mortgage financing companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to "get Big Homebuilders going," claiming, without evi...
06 Oct, 2025, 01.18 PM IST
Trump prepares $500 billion IPO for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, could fetch $30 billion — biggest in yearsFannie Mae and Freddie Mac IPO 2025: Donald Trump is reportedly planning to take mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public ...
11 Aug, 2025, 04.47 PM IST
Can Trump's Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac IPO plan slash mortgage rates? Bill Ackman says...Donald Trump is reportedly planning to IPO Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, potentially the largest IPO in history. Billionaire Investor Bill Ac...
10 Aug, 2025, 08.37 PM IST
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac could need $126 billion in crisis, test showsThe annual test, required by the Dodd-Frank Act, is likely to be used both by proponents of allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to build ca...
09 Aug, 2016, 04.37 AM IST
- Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to shell out $210 mn as bonuses
At a time when executive compensation has come under the lens, beleaguered American mortgage majors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are planning...
05 Apr, 2009, 11.48 AM IST
- US names chairmen at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
The federal government has named chairmen to oversee beleaguered mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which were seized e...
16 Sep, 2008, 11.21 PM IST
- McCain and Obama intervene on Freddie-Fannie bailouts
McCain slammed the federal rescue of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as outrageous, as Obama expressed disquiet over hefty sever...
10 Sep, 2008, 05.42 AM IST
- US government will stabilize Fannie, Freddie: Rep. Frank
A top House Democrat confirmed Saturday that the government is planning to intervene to stabilize troubled mortgage finance companies Fanni...
07 Sep, 2008, 01.35 AM IST
- US Congress throws a lifeline at Freddie, Fannie
House of Representatives to vote on Wednesday on rescue plan for beleaguered mortgage finance providers.
24 Jul, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Regulator lets fresh air in on mortgages
The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Wednesday eased capital requirements for the two firms to provide up to $200 billion in imme...
20 Mar, 2008, 01.09 AM IST
- Fail to get nod for more home loans
The regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rejected requests by the government-chartered companies to allow them to buy more home loans.
13 Aug, 2007, 06.03 AM IST