Industry insiders worry that mixed signals from the Trump administration makes complex decisions, like ending the conservatorship, more difficult.

Pulte suggests no end to conservatorship, but that doesn’t stop the debate about how an exit would work and what the government should do with its windfall.

Republican lawmakers support CRT; Barry Habib joins Fannie board; CBO evaluates impacts of ending the conservatorship.

FHFA’s efforts to monetize the securitization platform of the GSEs may provide entre to Wall Street banks and other competitors.

Republicans may hope to use any windfall the government gets from selling its stake in the GSEs to offset revenue cuts in their “Big Beautiful Bill,” but housing advocates have other ideas.

Housing finance stakeholders continue to debate whether the Trump administration can safely release Fannie and Freddie from conservatorship.

In post on X, FHFA Director Bill Pulte nudged the Federal Reserve chair to hike rates: “Jerome Powell cut rates right before the election at ‘higher’ levels of inflation. Why won’t he cut now?”

President Trump said he’s seriously considering letting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac go public. Industry participants are now waiting for specific details.

If confirmed as Treasury’s head of domestic finance, Jonathan McKernan could have a say in whether the GSEs are released from conservatorship. If so, he may have to renounce an FHFA rule created when he was senior counsel at the agency.

FHFA Director Bill Pulte made some media appearances recently, explaining some of the actions he’s taking and detailing priorities involving the GSEs and Federal Home Loan Banks.