Fannie Mae (FNMA) is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) that backs and increases liquidity in the United States residential mortgage market by buying and guaranteeing mortgage loans.
Freddie Mac is a government-sponsored entity that purchases residential mortgage loans in the secondary market to provide liquidity, stability, and affordability to the U.S. housing market.
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