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• A federally chartered corporation that purchases residential mortgages, securitizes them, and sells them to investors; this provides lenders with funds that can be used to make loans to homebuyers.

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  Cite Definition for Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). (n.d.). Federal Housing Finance Agency Glossary of Terms. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/federal-home-loan-mortgage-corporation-freddie-mac.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). fhfaoig.gov. Federal Housing Finance Agency Glossary of Terms. Federal Housing Finance Agency, Office of Inspector General. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/federal-home-loan-mortgage-corporation-freddie-mac (accessed: June 2, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)." Federal Housing Finance Agency Glossary of Terms. Federal Housing Finance Agency, Office of Inspector General. 2 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/federal-home-loan-mortgage-corporation-freddie-mac.

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