| − | '''Fannie Mae''' is the common name for the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA). <ref>[http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/1529/ Blaming Fannie and Freddie], Ben Zimmer, ''Visual Thesaurus'', September 16, 2008</ref> Fannie Mae is a company that deals with the secondary [[mortgage]] market. It was founded by the U.S. government in order to provide liquidity for mortgages. The company was bailed out by the US Government in 2008 (along with [[Freddie Mac]]). | + | '''Fannie Mae''' is the common name for the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA). <ref>[http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/1529/ Blaming Fannie and Freddie], Ben Zimmer, ''Visual Thesaurus'', September 16, 2008</ref> Fannie Mae is a company that deals with the secondary [[mortgage]] market. It is a [[New Deal]] agency founded by the U.S. government to provide increased liquidity for mortgages. The company was bailed out by the US Government in 2008 (along with [[Freddie Mac]]) after making billions in loans available to borrowers with demonstratively poor credit histories. |