Ginnie-mae
[jin-ee] /ˈdʒɪn i/
noun, Finance.
1.
.
2.
a bond or certificate sold by the .
1970, fleshed out in the form of a fem. proper name, from GNMA, acronym of Government National Mortgage Association.
noun phrase
A government agency that buys Federal Housing Administration loans from lenders and sells shares to investors
[1970+; formed from the initials GNMA, Government National Mortgage Association]
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