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Trump says looking at alternatives to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

REUTERS 12:25 PM ET 5/17/2019

QUOTES AS OF 03:28:48 PM ET 05/17/2019
WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his administration was looking at alternatives to the conservatorship of mortgage giants Fannie Mae(FNMA) and Freddie Mac(FMCC).

"Fannie and Freddie can do a lot better than they're doing. ... And that's why I recently directed the Department of Treasury and HUD (Housing and Urban Development) ... to develop a framework for a modern housing finance system," he told a gathering of real estate agents in Washington.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by David Alexander)