Pulte Says Fannie and Freddie Will Begin Ramping up MBS Purchases

Scotsman Guide, September 18, 2026-Luke Baynes

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will begin buying “large quantities” of mortgage-backed securities, according to a Friday afternoon X post by Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Pulte, who also serves as board chairman of Fannie and Freddie, made the social media comments in response to an Inside Mortgage Finance article that flagged declining MBS holdings at the government-sponsored enterprises for the past three months.

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