Fannie __: federal mortgage agency (3)

I believe the answer is:

mae

(Other definitions for mae that I've seen before include "Woman" , "-- West, C-twenty actress" , "- - West, life-jacket" , "more Scots" , "The first Hollywood blonde femme fatale, . . . West" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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