Federal National Mortgage Association provides financing solutions for residential mortgages in the United States. The company operates through Single-Family and Multifamily segments. It is involved in mortgage acquisitions and securitizations; credit risk management by underwriting and servicing standards; and credit loss management. The company also engages in mortgage securitization transactions, such as lender swap transactions, portfolio securitization transactions, and structured securitization transactions, as well as buys and sells multifamily agency mortgage-backed securities, invests in low-income housing tax credit multifamily projects, and provides credit enhancement for bonds issued by state and local housing finance authorities to finance multifamily housing. Federal National Mortgage Association was founded in 1938 and is based in Washington, the District of Columbia.