• Montgomery County, Ohio – the Dayton area – has gone to court, claiming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not entitled to government exemptions for recording title documents.
• The companies status – government agency or private corporation – is an ongoing question.
• Several other jurisdictions are fighting a similar battle over papers filed by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, which argues it is just an agent, not an owner.

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The government-sponsored enterprises are facing another lawsuit from a county that claims the agencies owe unpaid taxes on deed recordings. ...