I noticed this when I looked them up on wikipedia some weeks ago. The original names weredifferent, the public preferred the "funny" names over the abbreviations and finally they were officially adopted.
Freddy Mac: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) Fanny Mae: Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) more madness: Farmer Mac, Ginnie Mae, Sallie Mae
Taylor Wimpey does not have such an excuse, it was simply the result of a merger of Taylor Woodrow and George Wimpey.
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Date: 2008-10-04 09:41 pm (UTC)Freddy Mac: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC)
Fanny Mae: Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)
more madness: Farmer Mac, Ginnie Mae, Sallie Mae
Taylor Wimpey does not have such an excuse, it was simply the result of a merger of Taylor Woodrow and George Wimpey.