Freddie Mac News Release Archive

Local Nonprofits Team Up to Deliver Education to Manufactured Home Purchasers MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Apr 10, 2017) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) is working to increase the number of "mortgage-ready" manufactured home buyers in Kentucky by implementing an online education curriculum in partn... More

Loan Advisor Suite(R) Allows Lenders to Better Weigh Overall Underwriting Risk MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Mar 23, 2017) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) continues to expand homeownership opportunities and access to credit for American families by automating the assessment of borrowers without cred... More

HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agency Helps Existing & Prospective Homeowners MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Feb 1, 2017) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) is sponsoring its first Borrower Help Center in southwest Mississippi. Located in McComb, Miss., it's part of a network of 14 Borrower Help Ce... More

Flex Modification to Provide Significant Payment Relief to Borrowers MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Dec 14, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today the Freddie Mac Flex Modification foreclosure prevention program, which is designed to help America's families by offering significant red... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Dec 12, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today a nationwide suspension of eviction lock-outs between Dec. 19, 2016 and Jan. 3, 2017. The moratorium applies to all foreclosed, occupied homes owned by Freddie Mac. "Our announcement today is to help provide... More

Successful Test Paves Way for $3.5 Trillion Market of Fungible Agency MBS MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Dec 8, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it has implemented the Common Securitization Platform (CSP) for certain single-family fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities (MBS).... More

Paper-Based Industry Expands Use of Digital Loan Documents MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 29, 2016) - In an effort to expedite and streamline the mortgage process by encouraging the use of digital documents, Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it has published a list of companies t... 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 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 1, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) confirmed today that its full menu of disaster relief policies is available to homeowners whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Matthew. Freddie Mac's disaster relief policies are available to borrowers with homes... More