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Reprivatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Explained

The mortgage giants have been under government control since 2008. Could that change?
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One piece of unfinished business from President Donald Trump’s first term is getting another look: reprivatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. On June 17, an oversight board of the agency that controls the companies announced it would meet just days after the president posted his intention to release the mortgage giants from nearly two decades of government control.

Julian Hill is an intern at The Dispatch and a rising Junior at Vanderbilt University. When not writing, he enjoys live music and learning songs on guitar.

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