Fannie Mae

English

Etymology

From its initialism, FNMA.

Proper noun

Fannie Mae

1. (finance, informal) The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), a stockholder-owned corporation sponsored by the US government, established in 1938 and partially privatized in 1968.

   Synonym: FNMA

   Hypernym: GSE

See also

• Freddie Mac
• Ginnie Mae
• Sallie Mae