Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 01, 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 2.88 percent. “As a result of low mortgage rates that have stayed under three percent since... More

Addition of Languages Helps Industry and Borrowers Navigate the Mortgage and Homebuying Process   Washington, DC – (September 30, 2020) – The  Federal Housing Finance Agency  (FHFA),  Freddie Mac  ( OTCQB:FMCC),  and  Fannie Mae (FNMA:OTCQB) today announced the addition of Vietnamese, Korean, and... More

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) Multifamily today announced it will soon go to market with a new impact series – Sustainability Bonds. The offering, dubbed K-SG, is aimed at attracting capital to support economic mobility for residents and economic growth... More

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) Multifamily recently priced an offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ( K Certificates ) backed exclusively by multifamily mortgages on seniors housing properties. The company offered approximately $709 million in K... More

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) Multifamily today announced that Daniel Din has been named vice president of Specialty Underwriting. In his new role, Dan will oversee the underwriting and credit of Freddie Mac’s businesses in Affordable Housing, Seniors... More

MCLEAN, Va . – Today, Freddie Mac CEO David Brickman issued the following statement after the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) discussion of the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) re-proposed Capital Rule: “The Financial Stability Oversight Council’s discussion of FHFA’s proposed... More

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced pricing of the second Seasoned Loans Structured Transaction Trust (SLST) offering of 2020—a securitization of approximately $1.5 billion including both guaranteed senior and non-guaranteed subordinate... More

McLEAN, Va., Sept. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today posted to its website its Monthly Volume Summary for August 2020, which provides information on Freddie Mac’s mortgage-related portfolios, securities issuance, risk management, delinquencies, debt activities, and other... More

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 24, 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., Sept. 24, 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 2.90 percent. “Mortgage rates set several record lows over the last few months and have... More