GNMA

, also known as Ginnie Mae, and formally, as Government National Mortgage Association is a U.S. government corporation within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Ginnie May aims to:
 * 1) Ensure liquidity for government-insured mortgages, including those insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the Veterans Administration (VA) and the Rural Housing Administration (RHA).
 * 2) Bring investors' capital into the market for these types of loans, so that the issuers have the means to issue more.

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