Freddie Mac News Release Archive

Great Expectations MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Apr 9, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released today its U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook for April, showing the first quarter, once again, defied upbeat expectations by bringing brutal winter and a slowdown in economic activity. Regard... More

Mortgage rates move lower on weak jobs reportMCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Apr 9, 2015) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates moving lower following a weaker than expected jobs report for March.... More

HFF Arranges Financing MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Apr 9, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) Multifamily and HFF announce the closing of an $878 million loan for Los Angeles' historic Park La Brea, the largest apartment community on the West Coast. HFF arranged the financing for repeat borrowe... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Apr 7, 2015) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ("K Certificates") which are multifamily mortgage-backed securities. The company expects to issue approximately $1.3 billion in K Certificates ("K-044 Cer... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Apr 6, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced its intention to pre-market its first actual loss STACR offering, STACR 2015-DNA1, beginning April 13th, 2015, subject to market conditions.  The actual loss STACR offering will be similar to recent STACR deal... More

Mortgage Rates Little ChangedMCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Apr 2, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates largely calm amid mixed economic and housing data and ahead of the Friday employment... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Mar 27, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced it sold via auction 5,398 deeply delinquent non-performing loans (NPLs) from its mortgage investment portfolio on March 25th, 2015. The loans have an aggregate unpaid principal balance (UPB) of $985 million. T... More

Mortgage Rates Move Down AgainMCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Mar 26, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates moving down again across the board. Average fixed rates that continue to run below... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Mar 25, 2015) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it will forgo issuing a Reference Notes® security on its March 25, 2015 announcement date. The company's 2015 Reference Notes calendar designates dates that it may use to announce the issuance of Referen... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Mar 25, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released its updated Multi-Indicator Market Index® (MiMi®) showing that the U.S. housing market experienced some winter doldrums. While an improving labor market and attractive mortgage rates continue to promise a stron... More