The rising cost of housing has brought into full view the need for more affordable housing solutions. Fannie Mae's new Mission Index aims to assist the housing market by enhancing transparency and supporting disadvantaged borrowers. This episode of Fixed on ESG explores the Mission Index and Social Bond Framework for single-family RMBS pools, looking at pool composition, prepayment performance, the collaborative effort behind the launch, and more.

David Klausner, ESG Specialist at PGIM Fixed Income, hosts this discussion with Nick Sapirie, Vice President of Single-Family Capital Markets at Fannie Mae, and Kaustub Samant, Head of Mortgage Credit Research at PGIM Fixed Income.

Recorded on September 5, 2024.