Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 7.23 percent. “This week, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached its highest level since... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 7.09 percent. “The economy continues to do better than expected and the 10-year Treasury... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today is reminding homeowners and mortgage servicers of its immediate relief options for those affected by the tragic wildfires in Maui. Freddie Mac’s forbearance program provides homeowners immediate mortgage relief for up to... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.96 percent. “For the third straight week, mortgage rates continued creeping up and are now... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today posted the results of its 2023 stress test for the severely adverse scenario conducted under the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.... More

MCLEAN, Va. , Aug. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.90 percent. “The combination of upbeat economic data and the U.S.... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As multifamily rental demand slowly returned in the first half of 2023, Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) projects the market will continue to stabilize but see below-average growth throughout the rest of the year.... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac's  (OTCQB: FMCC) Single-Family Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) program recently marked 10 years of innovation in credit risk management. Freddie Mac launched its first-ever Single-Family CRT offering, STACR ® (Structured Agency Credit Risk)... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today the pricing of its first Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust (SCRT) offering of 2023—a securitization of approximately $471 million including both guaranteed senior and non-guaranteed subordinate securities... More

Tax data will help lenders calculate income quickly and precisely MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac  (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced enhancements to its automated income assessment tool to include tax transcripts as a new data source.... More