Fannie Mae, the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), is agovernment-sponsored enterprise(GSE) chartered by Congress to stimulate homeownership and provide liquidity to the mortgage market.1Established in 1938 during theGreat Depressionas part of theNew Deal, Fannie Mae helps low- to moderate...
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