Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, Va., May 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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 10-year terms.... More

MCLEAN, Va., May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ®  (PMMS ® ), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.24 percent. “For the fourth consecutive week, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has been... More

MCLEAN, Va. – The following statement was released today by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) and is attributed to David Brickman, CEO of Freddie Mac.  “The reproposal of this critical rule marks another important milestone in our path out of conservatorship.... More

Extends Requirements for Purchasing Mortgages in Forbearance MCLEAN, Va., May 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced temporary requirements and guidance that apply to borrowers who are currently in forbearance or recently ended their forbearance and wish to take... More

Announcement marks significant step towards responsible exit from conservatorship MCLEAN, Va., May 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a major step towards the company’s next chapter, Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced it has commenced a request for proposal (RFP) process to secure a financial... More

MCLEAN, Va., May 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ®  (PMMS ® ), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.28 percent. “Mortgage rates have stabilized at very low levels over the last few weeks... More

Extended Payment Deferral Solution Helps Homeowners Recover from COVID-19 Related Financial Hardship MCLEAN, Va., May 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today  announced a solution for homeowners once they have resolved their COVID-19-related hardship that can quickly bring... More

MCLEAN, Va., May 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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.... More

MCLEAN, Va., May 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac ’s Single-Family business today announced that its Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) transactions transferred $5.1 billion of credit risk on $140.7 billion of single-family mortgages from U.S. taxpayers to the private sector in the first quarter of... More

MCLEAN, Va., May 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ®  (PMMS ® ), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.26 percent. “Mortgage rates stayed at or near record lows for the fifth straight week... More