Summary: A politically-charged battle has begun over housing-finance reform that would also release Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government control. While Trump administration proposals promise changes that will protect taxpayers from another Fannie-Freddie bailout, preserve affordable home loans like the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, and promote competition in the housing finance sphere, Democrats say the plan will make home loans more expensive and harder to get. www.NewsForInvestors.com
