Nearly Half of MBS Investors Expect Fannie, Freddie Privatized by 2028, Survey Finds
- Another quarter in survey say privatization will never happen
- Fannie Mae shares have soared since Trump’s election win
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Almost half of investors who buy agency mortgage-backed securities said in a survey by JPMorgan Chase & Co. they expect Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be privatized sometime in the next four years, according to a note released Friday.
Another quarter of respondents expect the two companies, known as government-sponsored enterprises, to be privatized sometime during the next presidential administration, or between 2029 and 2032, the survey found. And a slightly higher share — about 26% — don’t think the two GSEs will ever be privatized.