Freddie Mac confirms new VP of multifamily securitization

Freddie Mac Multifamily has tapped company veteran Jason Griest (pictured) as vice president of multifamily securitization.

The executive, according to the company’s announcement on Tuesday, will be in charge of leading the structuring team and overseeing the Multifamily loan pipeline and credit risk transfer executions (including K-Deals, SB-Deals, ML-Deals, Re-REMICs, and PC REMICs).

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Griest has been with Freddie Mac Multifamily since 2013. During his tenure at the GSE, he has played a key role in developing new Freddie Mac credit risk transfer products and executing the newly re-engineered Multifamily Structured Credit Risk (MSCR) Notes. Before joining Freddie Mac, he held capital markets and securitization roles with Fannie Mae, Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase.

“Jason has been an instrumental and trusted leader in the capital markets team and externally with investors for years,” said Robert Koontz, senior vice president for multifamily capital markets. “In this new role, Jason’s results-driven approach will continue to strengthen Freddie Mac’s innovative impact and credit risk offerings in the housing market.”