Falling rates help boost Fannie and Freddie loan volumes, net worths

Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac provided backing for $164 billion in purchase mortgages in Q3, up 10 percent from Q2, while growing combined net worths to $147 billion. Continue reading

Mortgage industry vet Diana Reid is first woman to lead Freddie Mac

With former JP Morgan Chase Director Priscilla Almodovar serving as Fannie Mae’s CEO since 2022, both mortgage giants are now led by women for the first time in history. Continue reading

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac boost profits in Q2 despite a slow spring

Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continued to grow their net worth as firm home prices and low default rates allowed them to release billions of dollars previously reserved for losses. Continue reading

Fannie and Freddie boost profits even as mortgage business tanks

The $68 billion in single-family mortgages Fannie Mae acquired during the first quarter made it the slowest period in more than 20 years. Continue reading

Fannie and Freddie keep building capital reserves as profits shrink

By one measure, the mortgage giants have built up two-thirds of the reserves needed for them to be released from government conservatorship. Continue reading

Fannie Mae looks to affordable housing nonprofit for next CEO

Former JP Morgan Chase Director Priscilla Almodovar leads Enterprise Community Partners, which has business ties to the mortgage giant. Continue reading