Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, Va., March 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates) backed by fixed-rate mortgages on multifamily properties affordable to working households earning low-to-moderate incomes.... More

MCLEAN, Va., March 21, 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 seven-year terms. The approximately $908 million in K Certificates (K-F60... More

Tax Advantages Provide Substantial Returns at 5- and 10-Year Benchmarks MCLEAN, Va., March 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A “Multifamily in Focus” research paper released today by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) shows that a substantial tax advantage provided by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will likely... More

MCLEAN, Va., March 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ®  (PMMS ® ), showing that mortgage rates dropped with the beginning of spring homebuying season. Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, says, “Mortgage... More

Succession will take place July 1, upon Layton’s retirement MCLEAN, Va. , March 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC), announced today that Donald H. Layton will retire as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and that the Board of Directors has appointed David M.... More

MCLEAN, Va., March 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announces the pricing of the SB60 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., March 15, 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 $1.4 billion in K Certificates (K-089... More

MCLEAN, Va., March 14, 2019 (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 dropped 10 basis points to 4.31 percent. Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, says, “Mortgage... More

MCLEAN, Va., March 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that, based on the recent update to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) Good Delivery Guidelines, it is set to issue the first Freddie Mac 55-day, “To-Be-Announced”... More

MCLEAN, Va., March 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced pricing of the first Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust (“SCRT”) offering of 2019—a rated securitization of approximately $2.1 billion including both guaranteed senior and unguaranteed subordinate securities... More