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• A federally chartered corporation that purchases residential mortgages and converts them into securities for sale to investors; by purchasing mortgages, Fannie Mae supplies funds to lenders so they may make loans to homebuyers.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae). (n.d.). Federal Housing Finance Agency Glossary of Terms. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/federal-national-mortgage-association-fannie-mae.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae). fhfaoig.gov. Federal Housing Finance Agency Glossary of Terms. Federal Housing Finance Agency, Office of Inspector General. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/federal-national-mortgage-association-fannie-mae (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)." Federal Housing Finance Agency Glossary of Terms. Federal Housing Finance Agency, Office of Inspector General. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/federal-national-mortgage-association-fannie-mae.

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