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Agency debt, also known as anagency bond,agency loan,agency security, or "Agencies", is asecurity, usually abond, issued by a United Statesgovernment-sponsored enterprise or federal budget agency. The offerings of these agencies are backed but not guaranteed by the USgovernment.[1] Some prominent issuers of these securities are theFederal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks),Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) andFederal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).[2]
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