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Instrumentality
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Instrumentality
Notes issued by a federal agency whose obligations are guaranteed by the full-faith-and-credit of the government, even though the agency's responsibilities are not necessarily those of the US government.
Instrumentality
1. An agency that issues debt obligations guaranteed by the full-faith-and-credit of the U.S. government even though the agency is not part of the government itself. See also: Indirect government obligation.

2. The tools or means by which an organization or subset of that organization accomplishes its projects and goals.
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While federal credit unions may be considered federal instrumentalities under certain federal laws, for example tax and bankruptcy laws, federal credit unions are not agencies for purposes of FOIA," she wrote.
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