Article: FANNIE MAE ANNOUNCES NATIONWIDE INITIATIVE TO FINANCE HOME MORTGAGES FOR MEMBERS OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES, NAMES FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN SELLER/SERVICER; EXPANDED FINANCING WILL INCREASE HOMEOWNERSHIP AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS

WASHINGTON, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands more Native Americans will be able to purchase homes, with lower upfront costs, through a new Native American Housing Initiative announced today by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM), the nation's largest source of home mortgage funds.

The initiative provides a framework for the company's future efforts to meet the needs of underserved Native American populations nationwide. Products under discussion in the initiative include a low down payment mortgage in Oklahoma for the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Absentee Shawnee nations, and a second mortgage product in Washington State.

In conjunction with this initiative, Fannie ...

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