salarua@sopuli.xyz to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前Big Tech companies are finally getting the names we thought dystopian megacorps would havemessage-squaremessage-square226linkfedilinkarrow-up11.42Karrow-down115file-text
arrow-up11.4Karrow-down1message-squareBig Tech companies are finally getting the names we thought dystopian megacorps would havesalarua@sopuli.xyz to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square226linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareintelatilinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 年前fannie mae and freddie mac have this distinct dystopyian taste to me
minus-squareFlowVoid@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 年前Those are just nicknames people use because the real names are long and boring. “Fannie Mae” is actually the Federal National Mortgage Association (aka FNMA). “Freddie Mac” is actually the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
minus-squareimaqtpie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 年前TIL. I always wondered what the deal was with those names.
fannie mae and freddie mac have this distinct dystopyian taste to me
Those are just nicknames people use because the real names are long and boring.
“Fannie Mae” is actually the Federal National Mortgage Association (aka FNMA). “Freddie Mac” is actually the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
TIL. I always wondered what the deal was with those names.