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Donald Trump's presidency hasn’t provided the beacon of hope Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) investors had hoped it would.  A major leadership transition in Washington could be imminent, and Height Capital Markets...

For the first time since 2012, Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) needed taxpayer bailout funds to cover quarterly losses. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac each reported large fourth-quarter losses after absorbing a one-time drop in the value...

The U.S. stock market is off to a hot start to 2018, but Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) are headed in the other direction, each down roughly 20 percent on the month. For better or for worse, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should get a...

Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) investors have gotten a lot of good news about the government-sponsored enterprises’ future in recent months. Unfortunately, that good news hasn't been reflected in the stocks’ share...

Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) investors got some good news this week when the Treasury Department and the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be allowed to retain $3 billion of income each...

Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) shares are rocking Thursday after the Treasury Department and the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be allowed to retain a portion of their income to start...

Fintech startup EarnUp has partnered with GreenPath Financial Wellness and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) to launch Simple Payment Plan, a new financial tool aimed at helping users budget their money, including saving more and paying off debts faster. The Simple Payment Plan app is...

A draft Senate bill addressing housing finance reform bodes well for Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC), according to a Washington analyst.  The Analyst Height Financial Services' Edwin Groshans. The Thesis Fannie Mae and...

While most U.S. companies are hoping for an earnings boost from tax reform, Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) are simply hoping to survive. According to one analyst, reports on a newly-drafted Senate housing finance reform bill are...

Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) shares are jumping Thursday. Bloomberg reported the Treasury is discussing having Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac retain a portion of the fourth-quarter dividend payments in an effort to begin...

Bill Ackman is as bullish as ever on Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC), but the two stocks' trading action this year suggests the market isn’t convinced. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stocks are trading lower by roughly 30...

The last time Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) received a bailout, the U.S. economy was in an entirely different place. But with unemployment at a 16-year low and the economy seemingly firing on all cylinders, Fannie Mae and Freddie...

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) and Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) shares caught fire Thursday, jumping more than 11 percent each after a new letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Housing Finance Agency director Mel Watt demonstrated that Congress...

What a difference two little letters can make. Shares of Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) are both up 4.8 percent this week after both government-sponsored enterprises included the word “if” in their quarterly financial...

The latest chapter in the Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) drama unfolded this week after a new batch of government documents were released that investors believe provide evidence of the illegality of the Treasury’s “net...