Authors
Steve HankeMatt Sekerke
Outlet
Fortune Magazine
Type
Op-ed
Date published
May 30, 2025
Countries/regions
United States of America
Topic
Privatization
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Bill Ackman Is Keen on Trump Privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. There's a Right Way and a Wrong Way to Do It
Author: Steve H. Hanke and Matt Sekerke
Outlet: Fortune
Date: May 30, 2025
Hanke and co-author Matt Sekerke weigh in on investor Bill Ackman's push for Trump to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, cautioning that the two mortgage giants remain financially fragile despite years under government conservatorship. The authors warn that even small missteps in how a privatization deal is structured could put hundreds of billions of dollars at risk, and lay out what a responsible path to privatization would need to look like.
Full Citation:
"Bill Ackman is keen on Trump privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. There's a right way and a wrong way to do it," Fortune, May 30, 2025. (with Matt Sekerke)