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Quasi-Official & GSEs

Institutions chartered by Congress but not fully part of the government, from the Smithsonian to Fannie Mae.

Fannie Mae Reorganizing
The Federal National Mortgage Association, a government-sponsored enterprise that buys home mortgages from lenders and has been in federal conservatorship since 2008
Farm Credit System
The nationwide network of borrower-owned lenders, the oldest government-sponsored enterprise, that provides loans to farmers, ranchers, and rural businesses
Federal Home Loan Banks
The eleven regional cooperative banks, created by Congress in 1932, that lend to member banks, credit unions, and insurers to support housing and community lending
Freddie Mac Reorganizing
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a government-sponsored enterprise created in 1970 to buy home mortgages, in federal conservatorship since 2008
Government-Sponsored Enterprises
Privately owned, federally chartered financial companies created by Congress to steer credit to housing, agriculture, and education
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The private, nonprofit institutions chartered by Congress to give the nation independent, expert advice on science, engineering, and health
Smithsonian Institution
The trust instrumentality created by Congress from a British scientist's bequest that runs the national museums, the National Zoo, and research centers
U.S. Institute of Peace Reorganizing
The independent, congressionally funded institute for conflict prevention and resolution, whose 2025 takeover by the administration became a major legal fight