Most of the positive response has been driven by President Trump’s posts on Truth Social in which he vowed to maintain the implicit guarantee and keep the GSEs under his oversight.
“Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac acting more private but still being in conservatorship might be the best of both worlds,” said Mat Ishbia, president and CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage.
“There are lots of risks to the downside if this is not done in a deliberate way,” said Libby Cantrill, a managing director and head of public policy at PIMCO.