Trump turns to mortgage bonds in fresh drive to ease housing affordability
The Economic Times·2026-01-09 04:55

The planned purchases would be carried out by government-backed mortgage finance firms Although Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac together reported less than 17billionincashandcashequivalentsontheirbalancesheetsasoftheendofSeptember,PultetoldReutersthatbothentitieshaveampleliquiditytoexecutetheplan.Hesaideachfirmhasaccesstocloseto17 billion in cash and cash equivalents on their balance sheets as of the end of September, Pulte told Reuters that both entities have ample liquidity to execute the plan. He said each firm has access to close to 100 billion in available funds when broader balance sheet assets are taken into account, including securities held under resale agreements and re ...