Global law firm Freshfields has signed a lease for a new headquarters in the Fannie Mae-anchored Midtown Center building at 15th and L streets in Northwest D.C.

Big changes may be on the horizon for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two institutions central to the U.S. housing market.

Hedge fund managers like Bill Ackman have built huge stakes in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac betting the government-sponsored entities will be privatized by the president-elect at some point in his ...

You can get in touch with Robert by emailing r.thorpe@newsweek.com. Languages: English. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac play a pivotal role in the housing market, guaranteeing a large portion of the ...