Ambitious goals in the proposed rule, especially on the multifamily side, may prove difficult for the GSEs to reach.

Fannie and Freddie offer investors a wide range of summer deals.

Plaintiffs manage to find legal ammunition in what most Supreme Court observers believe was a slam dunk victory for the government.

Although most housing advocates applauded the Supreme Court’s Collins decision, shareholders argue the justices ignored key points. Nevertheless, legal experts say there’s little chance the plaintiffs will prevail when the case returns to circuit court.

Fannie and Freddie roll out deals that include green bonds, affordable housing offerings, and plain vanilla multifamily MBS.

A recent report from the Congressional Research Service suggests that it may be difficult to simultaneously raise the capital requirements for the GSEs and shrink their footprint, and still expect them to attract equity investors.

Freddie mixes up its capital offerings with social bonds in support of intellectually and developmentally challenged individuals.

Jason Griest has been with Freddie for the past eight years. Prior to that, he held capital markets or securitizations positions at Fannie Mae, Bank of America and JP Morgan.

Even though the GSEs actively support small lenders on the single-family side of the house, critics say their multifamily businesses continue to favor larger financial institutions.

Fannie continues to cut the size of its retained mortgage portfolio.