Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were bailed out by the government during the housing crisis nearly 17 years ago. The Trump administration is considering letting them go private again. United States Politics and Government, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Banking and Financial Institutions, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (Freddie Mac), Federal National Mortgage Assn (Fannie Mae), Treasury Department, Bessent, Scott, Trump, Donald J, Ackman, William A Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were bailed out by the government during the housing crisis nearly 17 years ago. The Trump administration is considering letting them go private again. NYT > Business
What Privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Means
