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CEO and Portfolio Manager Pershing Square Capital Management L.P. William Ackman speaks at The New York Times DealBook Conference at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 10, 2016 in New York City.
Investing
Bill Ackman told spooked investors to get over the Iran war and buy Fannie and Freddie. Stocks surged 40% the next day
By Eva RoytburgMarch 30, 2026
Houses in a neighborhood.
Real Estate
The mortgage rate just hit its lowest level in over 3 years—and it’s still over 6%
By Alex Veiga and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
A home with a for sign in front.
Real Estate
American home buyers are still on strike as lower mortgage rates are no match for sinking January sales
By Alex Veiga and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2026
Wesley Yin is a Professor of economics at UCLA in the Luskin School of Public Affairs and Anderson School of Management
Commentary
Privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac the wrong way risks a second Great Recession
By Wesley YinDecember 30, 2025
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Investing
Fannie, Freddie shares mimic meme-stock mania with wild swings
By Georgie McKay and BloombergNovember 23, 2025
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte speaks with reporters at the White House, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington.
Real Estate
‘Very problematic’ disclosure of ‘confidential competitive’ data between Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac roils housing world
By Brian Slodysko and The Associated PressNovember 14, 2025
US President Donald Trump watches as workers install a new flagpole on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
Real Estate
Trump says the American Dream is on hold because ‘big homebuilders’ are ‘sitting on’ 2 million empty lots
By Eva RoytburgOctober 6, 2025
The Trump administration just took a big step toward considering crypto assets during home loan applications     
Regulators
The Trump administration just took a big step toward considering crypto assets during home loan applications     
By Catherine McGrathJune 26, 2025
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Newsletters
Why Intel will shut down its automotive business
By Andrew NuscaJune 26, 2025
Bill Ackman is keen on Trump privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. There’s a right way and a wrong way to do it
Commentary
Bill Ackman is keen on Trump privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. There’s a right way and a wrong way to do it
By Matt Sekerke and Steve H. HankeMay 30, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Economy
U.S. economy will be growing faster than 3% this time next year, predicts Treasury’s Bessent 
By Christiaan HetznerMay 26, 2025
Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power this week, March 22-28, 2025
Leadership
Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power this week, March 22-28, 2025
By Fortune EditorsMarch 28, 2025
Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power, Jan. 4–10, 2025
Leadership
Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power, Jan. 4–10, 2025
By Fortune EditorsJanuary 10, 2025
Wisdom Cole, the National Director of the NAACP Youth and College Division leads a march from the Supreme Court of the United States.
Personal Finance
A 38-year-old with $38,000 in student debt tells other generations, ‘I highly recommend finding a way to avoid taking out loans’
By Cora Lewis and The Associated PressOctober 25, 2024
An ultra-popular home loan right now allows a 3.5% down payment
Finance
An ultra-popular home loan right now allows a 3.5% down payment
By Amanda GerutMay 16, 2024
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By Sydney LakeJune 25, 2026
Big Tech
As Big Tech showers employees with perks to win the talent war, Nvidia built a nearly $5 trillion company by making people pay for their own lunchplaceholder alt text
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 1, 2026
Success
Philanthropy leader at Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge says children of billionaires are pushing them to give their wealth away fasterplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeJune 27, 2026
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