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        <name>Freddie Mac</name>
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        <name>Fannie Mae</name>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Fannie Mae</name>
        <lei>B1V7KEBTPIMZEU4LTD58</lei>
        <title>Federal National Mortgage Association</title>
        <cusip>31418DGY2</cusip>
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          <isin value="US31418DGY22"/>
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        <name>Freddie Mac</name>
        <lei>S6XOOCT0IEG5ABCC6L87</lei>
        <title>Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.</title>
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        <name>United States Treasury</name>
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        <name>Fannie Mae</name>
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        <name>Fannie Mae</name>
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        <name>Freddie Mac</name>
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      <ncom:dateSigned>2024-08-27</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Sonia Bates</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Sonia Bates</ncom:signerName>
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