The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_takeover_of_Fannie_Mae_and_Freddie_Mac" id="mwAYA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac">United States government takes control of</a> the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fannie_Mae" id="mwAYE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Fannie Mae">Fannie Mae</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Mac" id="mwAYI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Freddie Mac">Freddie Mac</a>.