Series 65: 2.12.1.2. Ginnie Mae

Taken from our Series 65 Online Guide

2.12.1.2. Ginnie Mae

There is another important player in the mortgage-backed securities world—the Government National Mortgage Association, more commonly known as Ginnie Mae. Unlike Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae is not a GSE; instead, it is a public government agency. It does not buy or sell mortgages or issue mortgage-backed securities. Instead, Ginnie Mae securities are often issued by private companies, such as banks. Ginnie Mae guarantees the timely payment of interest and principal of certain mortgage-backed securities, and it has the full faith and credit of the U.S. federal government to do so. So if an exam question describes an investor who buys a Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed security, remember that the investor is buying a security with interest and principal payments that are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Despite their differences, mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and those backed by Ginnie Mae are all referred to as agency securities.

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SUMMARY TABLE

Issuers of Agency Securities

Backing

Type of Entity

Function

Purpose of Entity

Freddie Mac

Implied guarantee from federal government

Government-sponsored enterprise

Issues MBSs* and CMOs†

Bring more funds into the housing sector to encourage home ownership

Fannie Mae

Implied guarantee from federal government

Government-sponsored enterprise