Federal National Mortgage Association
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In 1996, she became chairman of the Aspen Institute think tank and served on boards including Nordstrom, the Rand Corp. and the Federal National Mortgage Association.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 31, 2023
In 1994, he left the government and joined the Federal National Mortgage Association, better known as Fannie Mae.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 6, 2016
The Federal National Mortgage Association, or “Fannie Mae”, was made private in 1968, and was joined by a twin, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, “Freddie Mac”, in 1970.
From Economist ● Apr. 10, 2014
New Deal policy makers created Fannie Mae, originally called the Federal National Mortgage Association, to buy mortgages from local banks and mortgage companies and sell them to insurance companies and other investors.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2012
It intends to market to private bankers billions of dollars worth of "paper assets," notably Government-backed mortgages held by the Federal National Mortgage Association.
From Time Magazine Archive
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