Lawmakers want assurances that privatizing the mortgage giants or taking them public won’t drive mortgage rates up, and put investor profits “over the homes of millions of Americans.”
Source: Inman News
Senate Dems ask Pulte to put Fannie, Freddie revamp on hold
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