CORRECTED (OFFICIAL) Fannie Mae to sell $3 bln 5-yr notes

NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Fannie Mae , the largest U.S. home funding source, said on Wednesday it plans to sell $3.0 billion new five-year benchmark notes due Sept. 16, 2014 this week.

Fannie Mae hired Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan to manage the sale.

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