Mortgage Lending: 13.3.4 Federal Jurisdiction Based on Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s Charters
By statute any civil action to which the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) is a party is automatically deemed to arise under federal law.100 As a result, federal courts have original jurisdiction over cases involving Freddie Mac, regardless of the claim or amount in controversy, and Freddie Mac is entitled to remove cases from state to federal court.101