Federal National Mortgage Association - FNMA is one of the major secondary market investors that purchases loans from mortgage companies and other depository institutions. Fannie Mae is a private corporation and its stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. (Note to webmaster. Term name has been shortened.)

The board which oversees the Federal Home Loan Bank systems.

Provides liquidity to supervised financial service companies, such as savings and loans and credit unions. The bank system has several districts.

The board which charters and forbids discrimination in the sale.

A federal agency which insures first mortgages, enabling lenders to loan a very high percentage of the sale price.

See Fannie Mae.

The regulatory agency for certain commercial banks and bank holding companies. Sets monetary policy for the country and provides liquidity for supervised financial institutions.

A lien attached to property for nonpayment of a federal tax.

The U.S. government's method to identify individual and company's annual tax responsibility. The tax returns identify the income and taxes.

Highest possible degree of ownership of land. The estate allows owners to have unrestricted powers to dispose of property, and which can be left by will or inherited.

A person in a position of trust or responsibility with specific duties to act in the best interest of a client. Real estate brokers and mortgage brokers are fiduciaries.

Banks, savings and loans or credit unions.

Mortgage holding priority over the claims of subsequent lenders against the same property.

Personal property that has become part of the real estate.

A proceeding in or out of court to extinguish all rights, title and interest of the owner(s) of a property in order to sell the property and satisfy a lien against it.

See Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - A government sponsored agency that is also a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange that purchases mortgage loans from mortgage bankers and financial depository institutions. FHLMC is a major secondary market investor. (Note to webmaster. Term name has been shortened.)

Revealing all known facts which may affect the decision of a buyer or tenant.