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NEW YORK CITY — Berkadia has secured the title of top agency lender for 2023. The firm closed roughly $6.6 billion in Freddie Mac loans and $5.3 billion in Fannie Mae loans, good for the first and second place, respectively, among qualified government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) lenders. Berkadia was also the top HUD lender in terms of volume, closing $1.2 billion in HUD-insured loans in 2023.