ARM	Adjustable-rate mortgage
CBO	Congressional Budget Office
FHA	Federal Housing Administration
FHEFSSA	Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992
FHLB	Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC	Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)
FIRREA	Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989
FNMA	Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)
GNMA	Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
GAO	General Accounting Office
HMDA	Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
HUD	Department of Housing and Urban Development
LTV	Loan-to-value
OFHEO	Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
OMB	Office of Management and Budget
PC	Freddie Mac Mortgage Participation Certificate
RHS	Rural Housing Service
SEC	Securities and Exchange Commission
TBA	To be announced
VA	Department of Veterans Affairs