mae

¹

[mey]

adjective

Scot.

1. more.

Mae

²

[mey]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Mary.

M.A.E.

³

abbreviation

1. Master of Aeronautical Engineering.

2. Master of Art Education.

3. Master of Arts in Education.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mae¹

before 900; Middle English (north and Scots), Old English mā; cognate with German mehr, Old Norse meir, Gothic mais. See more

Example Sentences

On Friday, hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman said he “underestimated” the connection between shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—which fell 4.5% and 1.1% on Friday, respectively—and crypto, as margin calls among crypto investors lead to sales of shares of the lending giants.

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Even though spreads on many forms of credit, such as corporate bonds, are historically tight, this isn’t the case for so-called agency mortgage-backed securities, which are backed by government-sponsored enterprises such as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

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For example, The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been allowed to step up purchases of mortgage-backed securities.

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Fannie Mae watchdogs were removed from their jobs after they had been probing whether Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of James and other Democrats, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

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A person familiar with the matter said one of the internal complaints against Fannie Mae leadership is directly linked to the larger investigation into Schiff.

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