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Why does the historian think they were called "government-sponsored enterprises"?

Gingrich of Freddie Mac 2011

Fannie and Freddie, the so-called government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs, could be one policy lever.

U.S. Tackles Housing Slump Nick Timiraos 2011

That allowed the mortgage-finance companies, formerly known as government-sponsored enterprises, or GSEs, to borrow at lower rates than private-sector competitors.

Gingrich Backed Freddie in 2007 Interview Nick Timiraos 2011

That would help prevent a situation where mounting needs of Fannie and Freddie—known as the government-sponsored entities, or GSEs—threaten the stability of the mortgage market, a concern as no alternative housing finance system will likely be in place for years.

Betting on Fannie, Freddie Al Yoon 2011

Today more than 7,600 of them live in Turkish government-sponsored camps.

NYT > Home Page By LIAM STACK 2011

About 7,600 refugees live in Turkish government-sponsored camps near the border.

NYT > Home Page 2011

In that 4-year-old interview with Freddie Mac, posted before the company was overwhelmed by its investments in risky mortgages, Gingrich was robust in his praise of the business model, suggesting that NASA would have been able to send men to Mars if it had the same business model as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, known as government-sponsored enterprises.

BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2012

About 7,600 refugees live in Turkish government-sponsored camps near the border.

NYT > Home Page 2011

Today more than 7,600 of them live in Turkish government-sponsored camps.

NYT > Home Page By LIAM STACK 2011

In both the U.S. and Germany, government-sponsored employment programs were in large part directed toward military purposes.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010