'''Freddie Mac''' is a company bailed out by the US Government, along with [[Fannie Mae]]
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'''Freddie Mac''' is the common name for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), "a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages." <ref>[http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/1529/ Blaming Fannie and Freddie], Ben Zimmer, ''Visual Thesaurus'', September 16, 2008</ref> Freddie Mac is a company bailed out by the US Government, along with [[Fannie Mae]]