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Parent Company

Fannie Mae

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Parent Company

The parent company of a specified entity is an affiliate controlling such entity, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries. For the purposes of this definition "control" means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity through ownership, by contract, or otherwise.

Fannie Mae Glossary of Terms

Fannie Mae · p. 36

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