As we work to support the housing market and help homeowners weather the housing crisis, Fannie Mae's employees are committed to give back and serve our communities through volunteer activities On September 6, 2008, Director James Lockhart of the Federal Housing Finance Agency appointed FHFA as conservator of Fannie Mae We wanted to better understand the views of homeowners and renters - and share those views - so that we may better serve our industry partners and the housing market We fund our mortgage investments primarily by issuing debt securities in the domestic and international capital markets Rather than making home loans directly to consumers, we work with mortgage bankers, brokers and other primary mortgage market partners to help ensure they have funds to lend to home buyers at affordable rates