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Government National Mortgage Association

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noun

  1. a U.S. government-owned corporation whose chief function is to help finance government-guaranteed home mortgages through the sale of bonds. GNMA


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Kasper, who Patton says she now admires, was transferred to the Government National Mortgage Association in June 2017 to serve as executive vice president.

From Washington Post Dec. 31, 2018

David Fender joined Larned State Hospital in August 2015, after serving a year as chief financial officer for the Government National Mortgage Association, or Ginnie Mae, a federally owned corporation that insures government-backed mortgages.

From Washington Times Sep. 26, 2016

For example, the Government National Mortgage Association is often called “Ginnie Mae,” and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation is better known to us as Amtrak.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2016

Some fund managers have loaded up on agency mortgage-backed securities, those bonds backed by mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Government National Mortgage Association, because they offer higher yields than U.S.

From Reuters Aug. 31, 2011

The reverse-mortgage market is supported by the Government National Mortgage Association, a U.S.-owned insurer of mortgage- backed securities commonly known as Ginnie Mae.

From BusinessWeek Jun. 21, 2011

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