Means

Any entity that is related to another party as a consequence of the entity, directly or indirectly, controlling the other party, being controlled by the other party, or being under common control with the other party. Affiliates Freddie Mac's term "Affiliates" encompasses all of the following as defined in GAAP FAS No. 57: Affiliates common control with the enterprise Management Persons who are responsible for achieving the objectives of the enterprise and who have the authority to establish policies and make decisions by which those objectives are to be pursued.