Freddie Mac News Release Archive

Three Trends That Are Shaping the Future of Housing MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 16, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released today its monthly Insight for November looking at how three long-term trends are likely to shape the U.S. housing market: increasing income inequality, the rising... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 15, 2016) - The latest Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) research shows more renters are worried about rising utility bills than rising rents and nearly half of the renters surveyed say they are willing to pay more for rentals with cost-saving water and energy features.... More

Partnerships with Next Step Network and eHome America Aim to Increase Lender Participation MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 15, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has formed a partnership with Next Step Network, Inc., a Louisville, Kentucky-based non-profit housing intermediary, to implement a c... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 14, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released its 2017 issuance calendar pdf for its Structured Agency Credit Risk (STACR®) debt notes. The company plans to offer seven STACR transactions next year, from both its DNA and HQA series. Through STACR, Freddie... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 10, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates moving higher.  News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.57 percent with an average 0.5 point f... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 9, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates) backed by floating-rate multifamily mortgages with seven-year terms. The approximately $1.2 billion in K Certificates (K-F23 Certificates... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 4, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates), which are backed by underlying collateral consisting of fixed-rate multifamily mortgages with predominantly 7-year terms. The company ex... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 4, 2016) - Most real estate professionals refer clients to a select group of lenders and they choose those companies based on the ease of doing business with them, their reputations, and the strength of those relationships, according to a survey commissioned by F... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 3, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announces the pricing of the SB24 offering, a multifamily mortgage-backed securitization backed by small balance loans underwritten by Freddie Mac and issued by a third-party trust. The company expects to guarantee approximate... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 3, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today issued its 2017 funding calendar, which provides optional announcement dates for Reference Notes® securities and announcement and auction dates for Reference Bills® securities. The 2017 funding calendar is available on... More