### Question
How is the term government-sponsored mortgage finance corporations defined?


### Answer
The term **government-sponsored mortgage finance corporations** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 12704* as the following:

> the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 12704*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 130-NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS AND POLICIES**

