Fannie Mae (FNMA)

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So - if f&f are released from conservatorship they no longer have to meet those housing goals? That is what Hensarling pretended to be worried about. So those who like those housing goals will be motivated to never release them. (Not to mention the incoming cash is fun)

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today published a final rule that establishes new single-family and multifamily housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) for 2018 through 2020 in accordance with the provisions of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. The new goals replace the previous goals, which were in effect through the end of December 2017.

While the Enterprises remain in conservatorship, they continue to have the mission of supporting a stable and liquid national market for residential mortgage financing. FHFA has continued to establish annual housing goals for the Enterprises and to assess their performance under the housing goals each year during conservatorship.