In a message posted about the social social social Wednesday evening, Trump said: “I was seriously considered to bring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Public.”
He added that he would make Pulte, Minister of Treasury Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and “a decision in the near future.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are listed entities, but have been under the government since the 2008 financial crisis and most of its shares are owned by the federal government. In fact, removing them from the conservatory would privatize the entities, and there are plans in the books to do this, although they are controversial.
Fannie Mae’s assets reached $ 98.3 billion from the first quarter of 2025. The assets of Freddie Mac was $ 62.4 billion.
