Fitch Downgrades Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to AA+

In line with Fitch cutting the U.S. credit rating from the top-ranked AAA to AA+, the ratings agency Wednesday downgraded mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to AA+.  “The downgrade is consistent with the recent action taken on the U.S. and is not being driven by fundamental credit, capital or liquidity deterioration at the firms,”...