Law and regulation How the President Will Influence the Housing Finance Debate Published August 7, 2013 10:42 AM | Updated February 10, 2020 10:45 AM 3:37 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email President Obama belatedly weighed in Tuesday with a vision of how to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the future of housing finance. American Banker editors discuss how the White Houses involvement is likely to influence the debate.