PRICING SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 20, 1997
(To Offering Circular dated April 3, 1996)
FANNIE MAE
$450,000,000
6.56% Debentures
Due
November 26, 2007
Series
SM-2007-I
CUSIP
NO. 31359MDC4
This Pricing
Supplement relates to the issue of Debentures described below (the "Debentures")
and should be read in conjunction with the Offering Circular dated April
3, 1996 (the "Offering Circular") relating to the Debentures
of the Federal National Mortgage Association (the "Corporation"
or "Fannie Mae") and the Supplement thereto dated July 31, 1997.
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein have the
meanings given to them in the Offering Circular.
THE DEBENTURES,
TOGETHER WITH INTEREST THEREON, ARE NOT GUARANTEED BY THE UNITED STATES
AND DO NOT CONSTITUTE A DEBT OR OBLIGATION OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF ANY
AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY THEREOF OTHER THAN THE CORPORATION.
Certain Securities Terms
1. Original Principal Amount: $450,000,000.00
2. Issue Date (expected Settlement Date): November 24, 1997
3. Maturity Date: November 26, 2007
4. Subject to Redemption Prior to Maturity Date
No
X Yes;
in whole or in part, at the option of the Corporation, at any time (and
from
time
to time) on or after November 26, 2002 at a redemption price
of 100% of the
principal
amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption
5. Interest
a. Interest rate per annum: 6.56%
b. Frequency of Interest Payments: Semiannually
c. Interest
Payment Date: The 26th day of each May and November
d. First
Interest Payment Date: May 26, 1998
Offering
1. Method of Distribution: Selling Group
2. Commission to member(s) of the Debenture
Selling Group: .30% of the original
principal amount of the
Debentures confirmed and delivered to them.
3. Offering Price: 100% of
the original principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any,
from November 24, 1997.
United States Taxation
In the
opinion of Arnold & Porter, special tax counsel to the Corporation,
the following paragraph, when read in conjunction with the discussion under
"United States Taxation" in the Offering Circular and the discussion
under "United States Taxation" in the Supplement dated July 31,
1997 to the Offering Circular (the "Supplement"), correctly describes
the principal aspects of the current United States federal tax treatment
of investors who purchase the Debentures described in this Pricing Supplement.
Those discussions do not purport to deal with all tax consequences applicable
to all categories of investors, some of which may be subject to special
rules.
Recent Tax Legislation
The U.S. Congress
enacted the tax legislation discussed under "Pending Tax Legislation"
in the Supplement, and President Clinton signed the bill into law on August
5, 1997. That legislation, the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, modified the
federal income taxation of capital gains. The maximum tax rate on capital
gains received by individuals from the sale or disposition of investments
(other than collectibles) held for more than 18 months is 20 percent. If
an individual holds an investment for more than one year, but not for more
than 18 months, the maximum rate is 28 percent. Finally, the top capital
gains tax rate for individuals will drop to 18 percent for assets purchased
after January 1, 2000, and held for more than five years. Investors should
consult their own tax advisors for more information or for the capital
gains rate applicable to a specific Debenture they own.