Part of Roosevelt's depression recovery program. It was one of many "GSE" or government sponsored enterprises. Fannie Mae was later privatized. Greenspan and Bernanke have described Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as private corporations, having an ambiguous relationship with our the federal government. As private corporations, they could generously reward their CEO's during the housing boom and have limited disclosure of their loans. Obviously, the take over removes this ambiguity. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fannie_Mae
WHAT YEAR DID FANNIE MAE START?
The federal government took control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday in a bid to keep the two mortgage giants from failing, catastrophes that would have made home loans harder to get and taken the nation's housing collapse to a new level of crisis.
RICHARD nIXON
fannie mae= 1938- Democratic President Roosevelt freddie mac= 1970- Republican President Nixon
Not really although they do have "dotted line" influence over such orgs as the Federal Reserve and Fannie Mae.
The main difference between Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae is that Fannie Mae is a government-sponsored enterprise that buys and guarantees mortgages, while Ginnie Mae is a government agency that guarantees mortgage-backed securities issued by lenders.
The term "Fannie Mae" comes from the abbreviation for the true name of Fannie Mae--the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA). FNMA is a government-sponsored entity. For more, see http://www.fanniemae.com/kb/index?page=home&c=aboutus
Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae are both government-sponsored entities that play a role in the mortgage industry, but they have key differences in their functions. Fannie Mae primarily deals with conventional mortgages, while Ginnie Mae focuses on government-backed mortgages like FHA and VA loans. Fannie Mae guarantees and buys mortgages from lenders, while Ginnie Mae guarantees mortgage-backed securities issued by lenders.
Fannie Mae is a government sponsored program to help enable people to obtain mortgages to purchase a home. Fannie Mae does not use one single brand but helps homeowners to find the best rates available.
WHAT YEAR DID FANNIE MAE START?
A Fannie Mae SAM vendor is a company that has been approved by Fannie Mae to perform work for them.
The Fannie Mae Foundation no longer exists.
Fannie Mae - song - was created in 1959.
Sallie Mae is in the business of student loans while Fannie Mae is in the business of home loans.
Fannie Mae's website is reliable, but please make sure that you are actually at the Fannie Mae website and not a phishing website. Look for the Fannie Mae logo at the left of the address bar in your browser, and make sure the name is spelled correctly in the URL (website address).
The Mae is like May, the month.
The ticker symbol for Fannie Mae is FNM and it is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.