Freddy Mac


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Freddy Mac

(ˈfrɛdɪ mæk)
n
(in the US) an informal name for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a private company that buys and sells mortgage debt
[C20: altered from the initials FHLMC; influenced by Fannie Mae]
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