The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is a U.S. government agency established in 2008 under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act to oversee housing-related Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs). The agency has enhanced powers for enforcement and regulation.
The Federal National Mortgage Association, commonly known as Fannie Mae, is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) that enhances the availability of mortgage credit across the United States by purchasing and guaranteeing mortgages issued by lenders.
The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), commonly known as Fannie Mae, is a publicly owned government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) that was established to enhance the flow of capital in the mortgage market by purchasing and reselling mortgages.
FNMA, also known as Fannie Mae, is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) created to expand the secondary mortgage market by securitizing mortgages, thereby allowing lenders to reinvest their assets into more lending.
A Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) is a financial services corporation created by the United States Congress. Their purpose is to enhance the flow of credit to specific sectors of the American economy and to make those segments more efficient and transparent. Two prominent GSEs are the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), commonly known as Fannie Mae, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), known as Freddie Mac.
The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 was legislation passed to address the subprime housing crisis by creating a new regulator for housing-related Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) and granting enhanced powers to enforce standards and restrictions on these entities.
A Jumbo Mortgage is a loan for an amount exceeding the statutory limit placed on the size of loans that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae can purchase. These loans must be maintained in the lender's portfolio or sold to private investors rather than Fannie or Freddie. Often associated with the purchase of luxury homes, jumbo mortgages differ from conforming loans.
