"What sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an AI-cloned voice reading text, according to a disclaimer in the video. The voice in the ad, created with permission from the Trump administration, promises an "all new Fannie Mae" and calls the institution the "protector of the American Dream." The ad comes as the administration is making a big push to show voters it is responding to their concerns about affordability, including in the housing market."
"Fannie Mae and its counterpart Freddie Mac, which have been under government control since the Great Recession, buy mortgages that meet their risk criteria from banks, which helps provide liquidity for the housing market. The two firms guarantee roughly half of the $13 trillion U.S. home loan market and are a bedrock of the U.S. economy. The ad says Fannie Mae will work with the banking industry to approve more would-be homebuyers for mortgages."
An AI-cloned voice, produced with permission from the Trump administration, narrates a new Fannie Mae advertisement and is disclosed by a disclaimer in the video. The digitized voice promises an "all new Fannie Mae" and calls the institution the "protector of the American Dream." The ad aligns with an administration push to address affordability and housing concerns and precedes President Trump's remarks on housing at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy qualifying mortgages from banks and guarantee roughly half of the $13 trillion U.S. home loan market. The ad says Fannie Mae will work with banks to approve more would-be homebuyers. The origin of the voice clone is unknown and the White House did not respond to requests for comment.
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