Crypto-backed mortgage explained: How are Bitcoin (BTC USD) and USDC stablecoins changing home financing with a new mortgage structure?Crypto-backed mortgage explained: Home financing is evolving as a new mortgage model allows buyers to use Bitcoin or USDC as collateral for...
29 Apr, 2026, 12.45 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
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
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
First big decision by Donald Trump on economy: The President-elect will privatise US' two largest government-owned lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, says Bill AckmanDonald Trump’s return to the presidency could bring a monumental change to the U.S. economy, as hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman predicts...
03 Jan, 2025, 09.56 AM 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
BoA to settle with Fannie Mae, sell mortgage assetsBank of America Corp.says it will spend more than $10 billion to settle mortgage claims resulting from the housing meltdown.
08 Jan, 2013, 03.48 AM IST
- Indian convicted of planting virus in Fannie Mae servers
An Indian computer programmer was on Wednesday convicted of planting a virus on Fannie Mae computer servers to destroy the US mortgage gian...
06 Oct, 2010, 09.49 AM IST
- Fannie Mae asks for $1.5B in aid after Q2 loss
US govt-controlled mortgage company Fannie Mae is asking for $1.5 bn in additional taxpayer aid after posting a smaller loss in Q2. Gainers...
06 Aug, 2010, 03.04 AM IST
- Fannie Mae names insider Williams as CEO
Fannie Mae, the largest provider of US residential mortgage funding, on Monday named Michael Williams, an 18-year veteran of the government...
21 Apr, 2009, 05.02 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
- Fannie Mae posts $29 bn in losses
US mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae posted a record $29 billion in losses in the third quarter. The company's net worth fell to $9.4 billi...
11 Nov, 2008, 12.39 PM IST
- S&P removes Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac off CreditWatch
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has raised its subordinated debt rating on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to 'A' from 'BBB+' and removed the...
06 Nov, 2008, 01.12 PM 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
- 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