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title: "Billionaire investor Bill Ackman suggested on the X platform on Sunday to merge the government-spons"
description: "Billionaire investor Bill Ackman suggested on the X platform on Sunday to merge the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He stated that this move would help lower mortgage rate"
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# Billionaire investor Bill Ackman suggested on the X platform on Sunday to merge the government-spons

> Billionaire investor Bill Ackman suggested on the X platform on Sunday to merge the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He stated that this move would help lower mortgage rates and achieve significant synergies in operations and transaction costs. Ackman has held shares in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for over a decade and mentioned that the merger would also reduce the costs and risks of government regulation, as only one agency would need to be overseen by the Federal Housing Finance Agency

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman suggested on the X platform on Sunday to merge the government-supported enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He stated that this move would help lower mortgage rates and achieve significant synergies in operations and transaction prices. Ackman has held shares in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for over a decade and mentioned that the merger would also reduce the costs and risks of government regulation, as it would only require the Federal Housing Finance Agency to oversee one institution

### Related Stocks

- [FNMA.US - Federal National Mortgage Association](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FNMA.US.md)
- [FMCC.US - Freddie Mac](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FMCC.US.md)

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