Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac appear to be maintaining their lobbying activities – even if their more public advertising budgets have been pared back. According to the latest figures from Political MoneyLine, a company that tracks lobbying expenditures, Freddie continued to rank sixth in lobbying expenses for the third consecutive six-month period. Freddie spent $7.26 million for the first six months of this year, just as momentum for GSE reform was picking up steam