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Center for Mortgage Access

Preserving public mortgage finance
Keeping homeownership within reach

Letting Fannie and Freddie shareholders cash in would be a huge mistake

The Hill Op-Ed
By Scott Susin
Posted on August 13, 2025

On Friday, Fannie Mae’s stock closed at just under $10 after reports of White House plans to sell a partial stake in the mortgage-finance giant. That’s roughly seven times its $1.39 price on the day President Trump was elected. Its sister company, Freddie Mac, has seen a similar surge. [Read More]
Tags:
- Fannie Mae
- Freddie Mac
- FHFA
- bailout
- Scott Susin
Liquidation in All but Name

The Case Against Shareholder Compensation
By Scott Susin
Posted on July 19, 2025

To treat shareholders fairly, and reduce the risk of future bailouts, they should receive the value the Enterprises would have had in a hypothetical 2008 liquidation: nothing. [Read More]
Tags:
- Fannie Mae
- Freddie Mac
- FHFA
- bailout
- Scott Susin
Center for Mortgage Access Launched

New Policy Organization Launches to Focus on Public Mortgage Finance Institutions and Housing Access
By Scott Susin
Posted on July 18, 2025

The Center for Mortgage Access (CMA) announces a new policy research organization dedicated to the role of public mortgage finance in expanding equitable access to homeownership. [Read More]
Tags:
- Fannie Mae
- Freddie Mac
- FHFA
- FHA
- GNMA
- bailout
- Scott Susin