The GSEs continued to reduce their footprint in global debt markets during the fourth quarter of 2013, with debt outstanding and issuance down from the same period year ago. Fannie Mae’s, Freddie Mac’s and the Federal Home Loan Banks’ combined debt outstanding was $1.814 billion during the period ending Dec. 31, 2013, down 0.02 percent from the third quarter and down 2.9 percent from the fourth quarter of 2012. Fannie issued $45.5 billion in new debt during the fourth quarter, a 34.9 percent decrease from the third quarter.