Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, Va., May 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announces the pricing of the SB62 offering, a multifamily mortgage-backed securitization backed by small balance loans underwritten by Freddie Mac and issued by a third-party trust.... More

MCLEAN, Va., May 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey®  (PMMS®), showing that fixed-rate mortgages dropped slightly. Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, says, “Modestly weaker consumer spending and... More

Cash-Out Refinance Volumes Remain Low MCLEAN, Va., May 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to Freddie Mac ’s (OTCQB: FMCC) May Forecast , steady housing market growth is expected due to the positive impact of low mortgage rates, a strong labor market, low unemployment, and modest wage growth.... More

Awards 3 SPO Pools to 2 Winners MCLEAN, Va., May 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced it sold via auction 1,789 non-performing residential first lien loans (NPLs) from its mortgage-related investments portfolio. The loans, totaling approximately $307 million, are... More

MCLEAN, Va., May 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ( K Certificates ), which are multifamily mortgage-backed securities. The company expects to issue approximately $783 million in K Certificates (K-1511... More

MCLEAN, Va., May 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ( K Certificates ) backed by floating-rate multifamily mortgages with ten-year terms. The approximately $899 million in K Certificates (K-F61 Certificates)... More

MCLEAN, Va., May 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey â (PMMS â ), showing that mortgage rates moderated after rising in April. Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, says, “Investors wary of the current economic... More

Global Capital Recognizes Company’s Excellence in Structured Finance MCLEAN, Va., May 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac today announced that its Credit Risk Transfer program was honored with the Residential Mortgage-Backed Security (RMBS) Deal of the Year Award for STACR ® 2018-HRP1.... More

Brings Total SCRT Program Issuance to over $20 Billion MCLEAN, Va., May 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced pricing of the second Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust (SCRT) offering of 2019—a rated securitization of approximately $2.4 billion including both... More

First PPP Transaction with IMPACT Community Capital Finances Thousands of Affordable Housing Units MCLEAN, Va., May 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC)  today announced a new effort to help financial institutions with less than $10 billion in assets access additional liquidity... More