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'''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]]).
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'''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]]).
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==References==
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[[Category:Banking]]
 
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