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March 7, 2019

Fannie Mae: Investing in green bonds pays off

Fannie Mae’s efforts towards making housing more sustainable and affordable has paid off, as reduced water and energy consumption were projected to cut 10% from annual utility expenses, according to Fannie’s new Multifamily Green Bond Impact Report.

March 6, 2019

Multifamily Green Bond Impact Report Highlights Financial, Social, and Environmental Benefits of Fannie Mae Loan Programs

Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today published its first Multifamily Green Bond Impact Report providing metrics on the projected financial, social, and environmental benefits from Fannie Mae Green Bonds for U.S. housing. From 2012 through year-end 2018, Fannie Mae issued $51.7 billion in Green mortgage backed securities and $6.1 billion in Green structured securities, making it the largest green bond issuer in the world in 2017 and 2018.

February 20, 2019

Fannie Mae Prices a $912.7 Million Multifamily DUS REMIC (FNA 2019-M2) Under Its GeMS Program

The M2 introduced a new GeMS structure to the market with the creation of the A3 tranche,” said Dan Dresser, Vice President, Multifamily Capital Markets, Trading & Credit Pricing. “This structure demonstrates the flexibility of the GeMS program to respond to reverse inquiry, while also keeping the program's workhorse product – the A2 – available to investors.

February 4, 2019

Fannie Mae Increases Small Loan Limit for the Multifamily Market

Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) announced today that it will increase the loan limit of small mortgage loans to $6 million from $3 million or less nationwide and $5 million or less in high-cost markets. The increase bolsters Fannie Mae’s ongoing efforts to ensure an adequate supply of affordable housing for working families.

January 24, 2019

Fannie Mae Multifamily Closes 2018 with Volume of More than $65 Billion

Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) provided more than $65 billion in financing to support the multifamily market in 2018 with its Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS®) program. Fannie Mae continued to serve as a key source of liquidity by attracting a diverse investor base to purchase our DUS Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), while building a profitable and sustainable book of business.

January 10, 2019

Fannie Mae Prices a $996.5 Million Green Multifamily DUS REMIC (FNA 2019-M1) Under Its GeMS Program

Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) priced its first Multifamily DUS® REMIC in 2019 totaling $996.5 million under its Fannie Mae Guaranteed Multifamily Structures (Fannie Mae GeMS™) program on January 8, 2019.

November 15, 2018

Fannie Mae Prices a $803 Million Multifamily DUS REMIC (FNA 2018-M14) Under Its GeMS Program

Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) priced its tenth Multifamily DUS® REMIC in 2018 totaling $803 million under its Fannie Mae Guaranteed Multifamily Structures (Fannie Mae GeMS™) program on November 7, 2018.

November 8, 2018

Fannie Mae Announces $145 Million Investment in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Funds

Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) announced today it has committed to invest up to $145 million in three low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) funds as part of its ongoing commitment to provide a reliable source of capital for affordable rental housing in underserved markets.

November 2, 2018

Fannie Mae Reports Net Income of $4.0 Billion and Comprehensive Income of $4.0 Billion for Third Quarter 2018

Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) today reported its third quarter 2018 results and filed its third quarter 2018 Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

October 12, 2018

Fannie Mae Prices a $797.2 Million Multifamily DUS REMIC (FNA 2018-M13) Under Its GeMS Program

Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) priced its ninth Multifamily DUS® REMIC in 2018 totaling $797.2 million under its Fannie Mae Guaranteed Multifamily Structures (Fannie Mae GeMS™) program

September 26, 2018

Fannie Mae Calls for Ideas on Healthy Affordable Housing

This Call for Ideas is part of The Innovation Challenge, a key component of Fannie Mae's Sustainable Communities Initiative challenging public, private, and nonprofit sector organizations to reimagine affordable housing as the prescription for a healthy life.

September 11, 2018

Fannie Mae Prices $857.2 Million Multifamily DUS REMIC (FNA 2018-M12) Under Its GeMS Program

Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) priced its eighth Multifamily DUS® REMIC in 2018 totaling $857.2 million under its Fannie Mae Guaranteed Multifamily Structures (Fannie Mae GeMS™) program

September 6, 2018

Fannie Mae Completes First Credit Insurance Risk Transfer Transaction of 2018 on over $11 Billion of Multifamily Loans

Fannie Mae announced that it has completed an additional risk transfer deal – its first Credit Insurance Risk Transfer™ (CIRT™) transaction of 2018 covering existing multifamily loans in the company's portfolio.

September 5, 2018

Multifamily Green Financing receives Sustainable and Responsible Capital Markets Award from GlobalCapital

The European Investment Bank was crowned the Overall Best SRI/Green Bond Issuer, with BNG Bank taking Best Social or Sustainability Bond Issuer. Bank of America and Mexico City Airport Trust also won Deals of the Year.

August 10, 2018

Top Lender Still Bullish on Seniors Housing Mission: A Conversation With Fannie Mae's Roosevelt Davis

Fannie Mae has been lending in the stabilized seniors housing sector since 1998. Our mission revolves around the need for housing.

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