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

Ackman supports restructuring GSEs' capital requirements, citing outdated rules. Treasury Secretary Bessent proposes reforms ...

History of Conservatorship. In 2008, amid the global financial crisis, the U.S. Treasury placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under conservatorship due to their exposure to risky subprime mortgages.

Bill Ackman is eager for the Trump admin to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. · Fortune · PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Matt Sekerke, Steve H. Hanke ...

Investor Bill Ackman could have made close to $1 billion from his investments in mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ... They were put in government conservatorship during the 2008-2009 ...

Investing.com -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac surged Monday after famed investor Bill Ackman said he expects President-elect Donald Trump to privatize the two government sponsored enterprises ...

Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman provided a 103-page slide show on Thursday to illustrate his proposal for the U.S. government to end its conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. At first glance, ...

Hedge fund titan Bill Ackman, founder of $19 billion Pershing Square Capital Management, slammed the US government Tuesday night for keeping all the profits from mortgage guarantors Fannie Mae and ...

(Reuters) -Bill Ackman expects U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to remove Fannie Mae (OTC: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) from conservatorship, potentially making them private companies again ...

Fannie and Freddie reported another strong quarter. These results further corroborate our thesis that both entities could recapitalize and safely exit conservatorship if the Net Worth Sweep (the U ...

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 ...