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government-sponsored enterprise

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government-sponsored enterprise (GSE)

One of a group of financial services organizations created by the government. Some are owned by the federal government, some are owned by private individuals,and some are owned by corporations that use their services.All of them enjoy exceptionally low loan rates and exceptionally high sales prices for their bonds and other debt instruments because of the implicit backing of the U.S.government.They include

• Federal Home Loan Banks. Owned by over 8,000 community financial institutions that use the services of the FHLBs.
• Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). A stockholder-owned, publicly traded corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange as FRE.
• Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae). A stockholder-owned, publicly traded corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange as FNM.
• Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). A wholly owned (by the government) corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
• Farm Credit Bank. Federally chartered and borrower-owned financial institutions.
• Federal Agricultural Mortgage Association (Farmer Mac). A stockholder-owned, publicly traded corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange as AGM.
• Student Loan Marketing Corporation (Sallie Mae). A stockholder-owned, publicly traded corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange as SLM.



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However, recent publicity surrounding the risk associated with agencies has prompted some companies to limit the amount that can be invested in the securities of any single government-sponsored enterprise.
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