SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WILLIAMS MICHAEL J (Last) (First) (Middle) 3900 WISCONSIN AVENUE, NW (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20016 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION FANNIE MAE [ FNM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Pres., Fannie Mae e-Business
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/31/2004
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/31/2004		G(1)	V	1,400	D	$0.00	42,812.163(2)	D
Common Stock	08/31/2004		G(1)	V	200	A	$0.00	700	I	By Reporting Person as custodian for daughter1
Common Stock	08/31/2004		G(1)	V	200	A	$0.00	700	I	By Reporting Person as custodian for daughter2
Common Stock								816.222(3)	I	By ESOP
Common Stock								6,000	I	By spouse

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported transactions include a gift of 200 shares to each of Reporting Person's two daughters. The Reporting Person is the custodian of the shares. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

2. End of period holdings include additional shares acquired under Issuer's dividend reinvestment plan for the period November 25, 2003 through August 25, 2004.

3. End of period holdings include additional shares acquired from the reinvestment of dividends in Issuer's ESOP for the period May 25, 2004 through August 25, 2004.

Remarks:

	/s/ Michael J. Williams	09/02/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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