Signs are emerging that the Trump administration may be less willing to give up control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac than investors have bargained for, as policymakers scrounge for ways to close US budget gaps. In recent social media posts, Donald Trump said he’s exploring the sale of new shares in the […]
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Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. The top five lenders in our ranking had an average retail mortgage origination volume of more than $5 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2025. While most lenders saw a decrease in business between the fourth quarter of 2024
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Lately, it feels like every headline about the housing market comes with a side of doubt. Are prices going up or down? Are we headed for a crash? Will rates ever come down? And all the media noise may leave you wondering: does it really make sense to buy a home right now? But here’s
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