PERSONAL FINANCE GLOSSARY

Face Amount

Fannie Mae

Federal Funds Rate

Finance Charge

First Mortgage

Fixed Annual Percentage Rate (APR)

Fixed Annuity

Fixed Rate Mortgage

Fixed-Rate Loan

Flexible Premium Deferred Annuity

Float

Flood Insurance

Foreclosure

Foundations

Free Look

Front-End Load

Fundamental Analysis

Funds From Operations (FFOs)

Funds Transfer

Futures Contract

The acronym for the Federal National Mortgage Association, a government-sponsored enterprise that buys mortgages from financial institutions and packages them as investment securities. Its activities help to improve liquidity in the mortgage market.