Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac controlled about 90% of the secondary mortgage market.

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And with 90% of new mortgages now guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, it seems getting a mortgage may become even harder if that guarantee were removed.

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (formerly privately owned, but now controlled by their regulator) and the Federal Housing Administration now back some 90% of new mortgages.

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