Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae wants regulators to lift a cap on its mortgage holdings so it can buy up more home loans, Chief Executive Daniel Mudd said Thursday.

We are ready to start investing now, Mudd said in an interview on CNBC. Some homeowners who are in danger of losing their homes could be helped by expanded Fannie investment, he said. Right now, we would like to be able to buy those mortgages.

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