Mortgage Rates Would Rise if Fannie and Freddie are Ended

Competing bills in the House of Representatives and the Senate would wind down both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the government sponsored entity (GSE) mortgage guarantee companies. Freddie and Fannie provide a secondary market for home mortgages after these loans are made to consumers. They purchase mortgages from the lenders who originate them, freeing up capital for lenders to make more mortgage loans.