Fannie and Freddie survive another Congress

By Joseph Lawler

Published April 17, 2018 4:01am ET

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Fannie and Freddie survive another Congress — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are all but certain to survive another Congress and complete 10 years in the government’s hands without major reform legislation. That anniversary comes in September, a decade since the two government-sponsored enterprises teetered during the global financial crisis and required a government bailout. [Freddie Mac joins Fannie Mae in needing […]

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are all but certain to survive another Congress and complete 10 years in the government’s hands without major reform legislation.

That anniversary comes in September, a decade since the two government-sponsored enterprises teetered during the global financial crisis and required a government bailout.

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