WASHINGTON, May 22, 2025 – The Structured Finance Association, a leading trade association representing the structured finance and securitization industry, urges the federal government to proceed cautiously and protect financial markets from disruption as it moves to exit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship. Considering President Trump’s social-media post that he is considering taking the mortgage giants public, SFA CEO Michael Bright released the following statement:
“Without knowing the details being considered by the Trump Administration for such a massive undertaking, it’s difficult for the market to know what to do with this news. Our hope is that any plan would work to minimize disruption in the mortgage-backed security market and strongly take into account any impact to mortgage interest rates.”
In February, SFA released a set of key principles for the reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that aim to balance the role these entities play in promoting affordable housing with the need to safeguard taxpayers and foster a robust private securitization market.
About the Structured Finance Association:
With more than 370 member institutions comprised of accounting firms, broker/dealers, diversified financial intermediaries, investors, issuers, IT vendors, law firms, mortgage insurers, other small financial institutions, rating agencies, servicers, and trustees, SFA is the leading voice for the securitization industry.
SFA is focused on helping grow the real economy and improving the lives of individuals, families, businesses, and communities across the nation; helping make credit more affordable and available to people who need it to finance some of life’s biggest goals — education, car purchases, starting a business, buying a home — or reduce their debt through consolidation loans; safeguarding essential protections for consumers and the financial system; facilitating valuable dialogue among the financial services market, its practitioners, policymakers and the broader public; and recognizing that all finance entails risk, but it should not involve recklessness.
For inquiries, please contact:
Walt Cronkite, Director of Communications, SFA