Freddie Mac News Release Archive

2017 Multifamily Volume Tops $73 Billion, Setting New Company Record MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 16, 2018) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced it has financed a record-setting $73.2 billion in loan purchase and guarantee volume for 2017 -- retaining its designation as the nation's... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 16, 2018) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it will forgo issuing a Reference Notes® security on its Jan. 16, 2018 announcement date. The company's Reference Notes calendar pdf designates dates that it may use to announce the issuance of Reference... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 11, 2018) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average mortgage rates rising across the board. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.99 percent with an average 0.5 poin... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 11, 2018) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced that Jacqueline M. Welch has been named head of the Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion (HRDI) division and chief diversity officer (CDO) of Freddie Mac. In her expanded role as senior vice president of... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 10, 2018) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it will forgo issuing a Reference Notes® security on its Jan. 10, 2018 announcement date. The company's Reference Notes calendar pdf designates dates that it may use to announce the issuance of Reference... More

A New Milestone in Agency Credit Risk Transfer MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 5, 2018) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced it has issued a record-setting $68 billion in multifamily securities in 2017, effectively transferring the majority of risk from taxpayers to private investors. T... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 4, 2018) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average mortgage rates dropping to start the year. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.95 percent with an average 0.5 poi... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 3, 2018) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced an expansion of its Agency Credit Insurance Structure (ACIS®) program with ACIS Forward Risk Mitigation (AFRM®), an innovative front end credit risk transfer offering. This latest credit risk transfer (CRT) off... More

Five M3 Bonds Receive Higher 2017 Designations MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 3, 2018) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced that its Structured Agency Credit Risk (STACR®) debt notes have received designations by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for the 2017 f... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Dec 28, 2017) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average mortgage rates continuing to inch higher at the end of 2017. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.99 percent with... More