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Investment Terminology and InstrumentsBasics Investment Terminology Trading Bonds Mutual Funds Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)Stocks Annuities

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Cryptocurrencies and BlockchainBlockchain Bitcoin Ethereum Litecoin Ripple Taxes and Regulation

RetirementSocial Security Benefits Long-Term Care Insurance General Retirement Info Health Insurance Medicare and Medicaid Life Insurance Wills and Trusts

Retirement Accounts401(k) and 403(b) Plans Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA)SEP and SIMPLE IRAs Keogh Plans Money Purchase/Profit Sharing Plans Self-Employed 401(k)s and 457s Pension Plan Rules Cash-Balance Plans Thrift Savings Plans and 529 Plans and ESA

Personal FinancePersonal Banking Personal Debt Home Related Tax Forms Small Business Income Investments IRS Rules and Publications Personal Life Mortgage

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What is Ginnie Mae?

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Keywords: Freddie Mae, Fannie Mac, Ginnie Mae, Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA),

What is market discipline?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Basel Accord, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI),

What is the FHFA?

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Keywords: 2008, mortgages, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, lending, mortgage bubble, secondary mortgages, bad debt,

What is Income Inequality?

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Keywords: economics, wealth gap, equal opportunity, Gini Coefficient, social mobility,

What is Freddie Mac?

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Keywords: Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), subprime meltdown, banking institutions, Great Depression, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,

What is the Home Affordability and Stability Plan (HASP)?

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Keywords: 2008, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage bubble, intervention, underwater, Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), government intervention,

What is a Mortgagee?

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Keywords: Fannie Mae, subprime meltdown, mortgage loans, mortgage bubble, mortgagee, loan officer, loan underwriting, mortgagor, mortgage companies,

What is the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP)?

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Keywords: mortgage, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), underwater, upside-down loan, Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA), Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP),

What is Mortgage Modification?

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Keywords: Fannie Mae, loan refinancing, Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), mortgage refinancing, financial hardship, mortgage modification,

What is a Student Loan?

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Keywords: inflation, FAFSA, Sallie Mae, Navient, student loans,

What is the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA)?

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Keywords: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), subprime meltdown, underwater, Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA), Mortgage Revenue Bonds (MRBs),

What is the Federal Home Loan Bank Act?

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Keywords: treasuries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), mortgage lending market,

What is the House Price Index (HPI)?

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Keywords: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, quarterly review, housing market, Case-Shiller index, FNC index, jumbo mortgages,

What is a Housing Bubble?

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Keywords: 2008, speculation, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, subprime meltdown, bubbles, mortgage bubble, bad debt, inherent value,

What is a Mortgage Company?

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Keywords: 2008, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, subprime meltdown, mortgage loans, mortgage brokers,

What is a Jumbo Loan?

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Keywords: interest rates, mortgage, securitized, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, credit score, mortgage loans, jumbo mortgages,

What is Housing Expense Ratio?

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Keywords: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage loans, bad debt, mortgage lending market, home mortgage lending, housing expense ratio,

What was the Subprime Meltdown?

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Keywords: 2008, derivatives, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, defaults, high yield, subprime meltdown, solvency issues, subprime loans,

What are Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs)?

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Keywords: volatility, bond, interest rate, mortgages, refinancing, Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO),

What is Abatement Cost?

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Keywords: technology, Marginal Abatement Cost (MAC), emissions tax, pollution, byproducts, abatement cost, environment regulations, carbon emissions, noise pollution, environment impacts,

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