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The '''Federal National Mortgage Association''' ('''FNMA'''), commonly known as '''Fannie Mae''', is a United States [[government-sponsored enterprise]] (GSE) and, since 1968, a [[publicly traded company]]. Founded in 1938 during the [[Great Depression]] as part of the [[New Deal]],<ref>{{Cite magazine| url=http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1822766,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006011833/http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1822766,00.html | archive-date=October 6, 2008 | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | first=Kate | last=Pickert | title=A Brief History of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac | date=July 14, 2008}}</ref> the corporation's purpose is to expand the [[secondary mortgage market]] by [[securitization|securitizing]] [[mortgage loans]] in the form of [[mortgage-backed security|mortgage-backed securities]] (MBS),<ref name="FNMA-About FNMA"> | The '''Federal National Mortgage Association''' ('''FNMA'''), commonly known as '''Fannie Mae''', is a United States [[government-sponsored enterprise]] (GSE) and, since 1968, a [[publicly traded company]]. Founded in 1938 during the [[Great Depression]] as part of the [[New Deal]],<ref>{{Cite magazine| url=http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1822766,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006011833/http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1822766,00.html | archive-date=October 6, 2008 | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | first=Kate | last=Pickert | title=A Brief History of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac | date=July 14, 2008}}</ref> the corporation's purpose is to expand the [[secondary mortgage market]] by [[securitization|securitizing]] [[mortgage loans]] in the form of [[mortgage-backed security|mortgage-backed securities]] (MBS),<ref name="FNMA-About FNMA"> | ||
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</ref> allowing lenders to reinvest their assets into more lending and in effect increasing the number of lenders in the mortgage market by reducing the reliance on locally based [[savings and loan association]]s (or "thrifts").<ref name="fabozzi_p2">{{citation | title= Mortgage and Mortgage-backed Securities Markets | last1= Fabozzi | first1= Frank J. | last2= Modigliani | first2= Franco | publisher= Harvard Business School Press | year= 1992 | isbn= 0-87584-322-0 | page= [https://archive.org/details/mortgagemortgage0000fabo/page/2 2] | url= https://archive.org/details/mortgagemortgage0000fabo/page/2 }}</ref> Its brother organization is the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), better known as [[Freddie Mac]]. | </ref> allowing lenders to reinvest their assets into more lending and in effect increasing the number of lenders in the mortgage market by reducing the reliance on locally based [[savings and loan association]]s (or "thrifts").<ref name="fabozzi_p2">{{citation | title= Mortgage and Mortgage-backed Securities Markets | last1= Fabozzi | first1= Frank J. | last2= Modigliani | first2= Franco | publisher= Harvard Business School Press | year= 1992 | isbn= 0-87584-322-0 | page= [https://archive.org/details/mortgagemortgage0000fabo/page/2 2] | url= https://archive.org/details/mortgagemortgage0000fabo/page/2 }}</ref> Its brother organization is the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), better known as [[Freddie Mac]]. | ||
In 2024, with over $4.3 trillion in assets, Fannie Mae is the largest company in the United States and the fifth largest company in the world, by assets.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Fortune Global 500 |url=https://fortune.com/ranking/global500/search/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Fortune 500 |url=https://fortune.com/ranking/fortune500/search/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref> Fannie Mae was ranked number 27 on the [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]] rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue and was ranked number 58 on the [[Fortune Global 500|''Fortune'' Global 500]] rankings of the largest global corporations by total revenue.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> In terms of profit, Fannie Mae is the 15th most profitable company in the United States and the 33rd most profitable in the world.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> | In 2024, with over $4.3 trillion in assets, Fannie Mae is the largest company in the United States and the fifth largest company in the world, by assets.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Fortune Global 500 |url=https://fortune.com/ranking/global500/search/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Fortune 500 |url=https://fortune.com/ranking/fortune500/search/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref> Fannie Mae was ranked number 27 on the [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]] rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue and was ranked number 58 on the [[Fortune Global 500|''Fortune'' Global 500]] rankings of the largest global corporations by total revenue.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> In terms of profit, Fannie Mae is the 15th most profitable company in the United States and the 33rd most profitable in the world.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> | ||
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