Definition of Fannie Mae

1. Noun. A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages.

Exact synonyms: Federal National Mortgage Association, Fnma
Generic synonyms: Corp, Corporation

Definition of Fannie Mae

1. Proper noun. (finance) Widely-used nickname for the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), a stockholder-owned corporation sponsored by the US government, established in 1938 and partially privatized in 1968. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fannie Mae

Falstaffian
Falun Gong
Fam
Fanagalo
Fananas cell
Fanconi's anaemia
Fanconi's anemia
Fanconi's pancytopenia
Fanconi's syndrome
Fanconi syndrome
Fand
Fang
Fannia
Fannie
Fannie Farmer
Fannie Mae (current term)
Fannie Merritt Farmer
Fanny Wright
Fano effect
Fantasyland
Fante
Fantee
Fanti
Fantini
Fantis
Fantizi
Far-Downer
Far East

Literary usage of Fannie Mae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Housing Finance in Transition Economies by Takahiro Yasui, Centre for Co-operation with Non-members (2002)
"In 1968 because of budget pressures from the Vietnam War, Fannie Mae was moved ... Ginnie Mae was created as a successor to the old Fannie Mae; its purpose ..."

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