Billionaire investor Bill Ackman recently proposed adding prepayment penalties to new home loans, in an unconventional way to ...

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Trump believes that having Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increase their retained mortgage holdings will put downward pressure on ...

The move, a bid to make homes more affordable, would be a back-to-future moment for the two mortgage firms. Buying risky ...

President Trump says he is directing the federal government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, a move he said would help ...

President Trump said he would direct mortgage backers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, a ...

The president's latest affordability push sent 15- and 30-year mortgage rates tumbling. But experts say the long-term impact ...

Mortgage rates fell 22 basis points after President Donald Trump instructed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy ...

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage edged up to 6.16% this week, Freddie Mac says, remaining near its 2025 low.

The average long-term mortgage rate rose to 6.16%, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. That’s up slightly from 6.15% ...