Freddie Mac
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Freddie Mac is a U.S. government-sponsored enterprise that buys and securitizes residential mortgages to support liquidity and stability in the housing finance market.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Freddie Mac canonical | 17 |
| Freddie Mac to buy mortgages from lenders | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T527064 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Freddie Mac Context triple: [Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, regulates, Freddie Mac]
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A.
Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae is a U.S. government-sponsored enterprise that provides liquidity and stability to the mortgage market by purchasing and guaranteeing home loans.
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B.
Federal Housing Finance Agency
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is a U.S. government regulator that oversees key housing finance institutions like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and helps ensure stability and affordability in the nation’s mortgage market.
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C.
Home Owners' Loan Corporation
The Home Owners' Loan Corporation was a New Deal-era U.S. government agency created during the Great Depression to refinance home mortgages, prevent foreclosures, and stabilize the housing market.
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D.
Washington Mutual
Washington Mutual was a former major U.S. savings and loan association that became the largest bank failure in American history during the 2008 financial crisis.
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E.
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board was a former U.S. government agency that regulated federal savings and loan institutions and oversaw the federal home loan banking system during much of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Freddie Mac Target entity description: Freddie Mac is a U.S. government-sponsored enterprise that buys and securitizes residential mortgages to support liquidity and stability in the housing finance market.
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A.
Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae is a U.S. government-sponsored enterprise that provides liquidity and stability to the mortgage market by purchasing and guaranteeing home loans.
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B.
Federal Housing Finance Agency
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is a U.S. government regulator that oversees key housing finance institutions like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and helps ensure stability and affordability in the nation’s mortgage market.
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C.
Home Owners' Loan Corporation
The Home Owners' Loan Corporation was a New Deal-era U.S. government agency created during the Great Depression to refinance home mortgages, prevent foreclosures, and stabilize the housing market.
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D.
Washington Mutual
Washington Mutual was a former major U.S. savings and loan association that became the largest bank failure in American history during the 2008 financial crisis.
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E.
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board was a former U.S. government agency that regulated federal savings and loan institutions and oversaw the federal home loan banking system during much of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government-sponsored enterprise
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public company ⓘ secondary mortgage market institution ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
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surface form:
FHLMC
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| alsoKnownAs | Freddie Mac ⓘ |
| conservatorshipStartDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| createdByAct | Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970 ⓘ |
| focusesOn | conventional residential mortgages ⓘ |
| founded | 1970 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| fullName | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | Fannie Mae ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.freddiemac.com ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| headquartersLocation |
McLean
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surface form:
McLean, Virginia
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| industry |
financial services
ⓘ
mortgage finance ⓘ securitization ⓘ |
| legalForm | government-sponsored enterprise ⓘ |
| listedOn | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| mission | to provide liquidity, stability, and affordability to the U.S. housing market ⓘ |
| operatesInMarket | secondary mortgage market ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government (implicit sponsorship)
|
| placedIntoConservatorshipBy | Federal Housing Finance Agency ⓘ |
| portfolioType |
multifamily mortgages
ⓘ
single-family mortgages ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
buying residential mortgages from lenders
ⓘ
providing liquidity to the mortgage market ⓘ securitizing residential mortgages ⓘ supporting stability in the housing finance system ⓘ |
| product |
credit guarantees on mortgage pools
ⓘ
guaranteed mortgage-backed securities ⓘ mortgage-backed securities ⓘ |
| regulator | Federal Housing Finance Agency ⓘ |
| sector | housing finance ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | United States government ⓘ |
| subjectTo | U.S. federal housing policy ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Federal Housing Finance Agency ⓘ |
| supports | U.S. housing market ⓘ |
| targetBorrowerSegment |
homeowners
ⓘ
multifamily housing borrowers ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | FMCC ⓘ |
| typeOfGuarantee | credit guarantee on principal and interest of certain mortgage-backed securities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Freddie Mac Description of subject: Freddie Mac is a U.S. government-sponsored enterprise that buys and securitizes residential mortgages to support liquidity and stability in the housing finance market.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Pershing Square Holdings (historical significant shareholder)
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hasSignificantShareholderRoleIn
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Freddie Mac
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subject surface form:
Pershing Square Holdings
this entity surface form:
Freddie Mac to buy mortgages from lenders