Events and Education
Latest Events
Freddie Mac Multifamily staff speaking engagements or attendance at industry events are listed as they're confirmed.

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- Events
- Conventional Education
- TAH Education
- SBL Education
- Seniors Housing Education
- Servicer Education
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EventJanuary 7 – January 10CREFC January Miami, Florida
Freddie Mac Attendees:Caitlin Myhre, Vice President, RDC Underwriting & Credit
Ryan Lillestolen, Senior Director, RDC Underwriting & Credit
Greg Meyers, Manager, RDC Underwriting & Credit
Cynthia Schwartz, Senior Production Director, Targeted Affordable Housing
Robert Koontz, Senior Vice President, Multifamily Capital Markets
Jason Griest, Vice President, Multifamily Securitizations
Michael Case, Vice President, Loan Pricing
Ling Xu, Vice President, Invesments & Portfolio Management
Luba Kim-Reynolds, Senior Director, Investor Relations & ESG Initiatives
Nathaniel Poteet, Senior Director, Multifamily Securitizations
Paul Kolling, Senior Director, Multifamily Securitizations
Helen Liu, Director, Multifamily Structuring
Sara Hoffmann, Director, Multifamily Research
Weidong Shi, Senior Director, Multifamily Securitizations
Donald Lemmert, Senior Manager, Multifamily Securitizations
Kevin Heal, Manager, Loan Pricing
Paul Yarnall, Manager, Multifamily Securitizations
Philip Valos, Manager, Investor Relations
Bill Buskirk, Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer
Carl McLaughlin, Vice President, Loan Servicing
Pamela Dent, Vice President, Asset Management
Diana Jones, Director, External Relations & Guarantor Risk
Paul Wooldridge, Director, Insurance Compliance
Eric Dolenti, Assistant General Counsel, Mortgage Securities
Ron Ferlazzo, Managing Assistant General Counsel, Mortgage Securities
John Gutowski, Assistant General Counsel, Multifamily Real Estate
Adam Lichtenstein, Assistant General Counsel, Multifamily Real Estate -
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EventJanuary 30 – February 12024 NMHC Annual Meeting San Diego, California
Freddie Mac Attendees:Kevin Palmer, head of Multifamily
Bill Buskirk, Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President
Steve Johnson, Senior Vice President, Production & Sales
Ian Ouwerkerk, Senior Vice President, Underwriting & Credit
Steve Lineberger, Vice President, Conventional Production & Sales
Meg McElgunn, Vice President, Conventional Production & Sales
Adam Monti, Vice President, Underwriting & Credit (Conventional)
Caitlin Myhre, Vice President, Underwriting & Credit (RDC)
Mike Case, Vice President, Multifamily Loan Pricing -
Optigo® Essentials for Conventional Analysts - Presentations
Access the presentation decks and quick hits shared during the four regional, Conventional Optigo Essentials for Analysts workshop.
Organizational Chart Overview
Get an overview of the organizational chart process and insight into the factors that impact the org structure.
Multifamily Process Overview
Walk through the Freddie Mac Multifamily production and underwriting processes and how they contribute to our mission.
Multifamily Appraisals 101
This primer covers important processes and requirements to support those working on Multifamily appraisal reports.
Production and Pricing Overview
Learn more about specific products and the pricing process, including the quote sheet, servicing fee schedule and rate-lock.
Optigo® Essentials for TAH - Presentations
Access the presentation decks and quick hits covered during the TAH Optigo Essentials workshop on May 23.
TAH Product Basics
In this module, you'll learn the basics about the various affordable products Freddie Mac Multifamily offers.
TAH Prescreen Submission
You'll learn best practices around the TAH prescreen submission process necessary to receive a quote on a new loan opportunity.
Know Your Customer
Know Your Customer (KYC) is an important concept. Learn what it is and how to best complete an organizational chart with this module.
TAH Underwriting Basics
Walk through the TAH underwriting process from start to finish in this module.
Optigo® Essentials for SBL - Presentations
Access the presentation decks shared during the Optigo Essentials for SBL workshop on May 4.
Continuing Care Retirement Communities with Entrance Fee
Learn about Continuing Care Retirement Communities and common factors for consideration when sizing and underwriting loans for these properties.
NIC Market & Inventory Analysis
Review the property comparable submission. Topics include rental and sales comparables, occupancy and construction/pipeline.
Loan Submission Template
Learn about specific items within the Loan Submission Template (LST) as they apply to Freddie Mac Seniors Housing. Topics include some items found in the Rent Roll tab and the Occupancy by Acuity tab.
Quote Request Submissions
Get best practices on submitting a quote to the Freddie Mac Seniors Housing Team.
Seniors Housing Medicaid Analysis
Make your loan submissions smoother by including the correct information and calculations for properties that include Medicaid units.
Optigo Fraud
Walk through the most current Freddie Mac Multifamily Seller/Servicer Guide requirements and consider case study scenarios related to fraud. We encourage all in the Optigo® network to complete this module.