Freddie Mac has named Jason Griest as vice president of multifamily securitization. Griest will lead the structuring team, including managing the multifamily loan pipeline and multifamily credit risk transfer executions. Those transfers include K-Deals, SB-Deals, ML-Deals, Re-REMICs and PC REMICs.
“Jason has been an instrumental and trusted leader in the capital markets team and externally with investors for years,” Robert Koontz, Freddie Mac senior vice president for multifamily capital markets, said in a release. “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.”
Griest brings over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked with the multifamily business at Freddie Mac since 2013. Prior to joining the organization, he also held capital markets and securitization roles with Fannie Mae, Bank of America, and JP Morgan Chase.
While at Freddie Mac, he has played a key role in the development of new and innovative credit risk transfer products, including SOFR bonds and impact offerings. Griest also partnered on the execution of the newly reengineered Multifamily Structured Credit Risk Notes.