Fannie, Freddie Combined Earnings Near $7 Billion in 2Q18, G-Fees Edge Higher
August 2, 2018
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac generated a combined $6.96 billion in net income during the second quarter of 2018, down from $7.19 billion in the first three months of the year. While Fannie posted a solid 4.6 percent quarterly increase, hitting $4.46 billion in the most recent period, Freddie’s net income was down 14.5 percent from the first quarter. At the midway point in 2018, both government-sponsored enterprises were way ahead of where they were in the first six months of last year ...