Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSE)
Privately held corporations with public purposes created by the U.S. Congress to reduce the cost of capital for certain borrowing sectors of the economy. Members of these sectors include students, farmers and homeowners. Investopedia Says:
GSEs carry the implicit backing of the U.S. Government, but they are not direct obligations of the U.S. Government. For this reason, these securities will offer a yield premium over Treasuries. Some consider GSEs to be stealth recipients of corporate welfare.
Examples of GSEs include: Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), Federal Farm Credit Bank and the Resolution Funding Corporation. Related Terms:
Agency Bond
Agency Debentures
Freddie Mac - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp - FHLMC
Legal Monopoly
Quasi-Public Corporation
Treasury Bill - T-Bill
Treasury Bond - T-Bond
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