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As policymakers mull a potential stock offering that would distance Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship, speculation about the impact on various parts of the business’ ecosystem has run rife. Wall Street and big financial institutions in general, which have been in consultation with the Trump administration in regard to an offering, stand to

U.S. Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) pressed federal housing officials Wednesday on what he described as costly and counterproductive red tape, using a House Financial Services Committee hearing to highlight regulations he feels are worsening the national housing shortage. The hearing focused heavily on interpretations of Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements and their impacts on