Fannie Mae
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Fan·nie Mae
(făn′ē mā′)n.
One of two federally chartered corporations that buy and pool US mortgages and issue securities based on those pools.
[Alteration of F(ederal) N(ational) M(ortgage) A(ssociation).]
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Fannie Mae
(ˈfænɪ meɪ)n
(in the US) an informal name for the Federal National Mortgage Association: a private company that buys and sells mortgage debt
[C20: altered from the initials FNMA]
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Fan•nie Mae
(ˈfæn i ˈmeɪ)n.
1. a congressionally chartered private corporation that supplies funds for home mortgages through continuous purchases of mortgages from lending institutions.
2. any of the publicly traded securities collateralized by a pool of mortgages backed by Fannie Mae.
[1950–55; altered from the initials FNMA Federal National Mortgage Association, the former name]
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| Noun | 1. | Fannie Mae - a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages corp, corporation - a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state |
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