Experts fear that the move, though it could help the government's budget woes, could disrupt the fragile U.S. mortgage market.

President Trump said he is “giving very serious consideration” to returning mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the private sector — with a massive public offering of stock — after more than a decade in the government’s hands.

President Trump said Wednesday he was considering making two giant government-sponsored home lenders public. “I am giving very serious consideration to bringing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public,”