Legal Opinion
Meridian Investments, Inc. v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 28, 2017No. 16-1384PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
The genesis of this appeal is an unconsummated business deal between Meridian Investments, Inc. (“Meridian”) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”). The district court dismissed Meridian’s breach-of-contract suit against Freddie' Mac and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) (collectively, “Defendants”). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
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Congress created Freddie Mac in 1970 to facilitate access to mortgage credit and foster competition in the secondary market for residential mortgages. Freddie Mac has always existed as a private,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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