The still-fragile state of the U.S. housing market is a powerful incentive for lawmakers to avoid tampering with Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s role in the mortgage market — though that might be different if Republicans had their way. The two government-controlled firms own or manage more than half of the country’s mortgages.
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