Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 27, 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 2.91 percent. “This year has been anything but normal and as the uncertainty lingers,... More

More High-Income Households are Renting, but Low-Income Renters Still Face Limited Options MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Less than 10% of rental units are affordable to renter households earning 50% of median renter income (MRI), according to new research released today by Freddie... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today reminded mortgage servicers of its disaster relief policies for homeowners as Hurricane Laura makes landfall and amid the wildfires threatening parts of California. Freddie Mac's disaster relief options are available to... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today posted to its website its Monthly Volume Summary for July 2020, which provides information on Freddie Mac’s mortgage-related portfolios, securities issuance, risk management, delinquencies, debt activities, and other... More

STACR REMIC 2020-DNA4 Distributes Risk Through Nearly $1.1 Billion Issuance MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it has priced its STACR 2020-DNA4 offering. Investor demand led Freddie Mac to increase the planned size of the bond issuance—the... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac  (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced that its  STACR ®  (Structured Agency Credit Risk) Trust 2019-HQA3 notes have received  National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)  price breakpoints for the 2019 filing year.... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) closed its third Multifamily Credit Insurance Pool (“MCIP”) offering, MCIP 2020-R3. The transaction reinsures risk on a $2.6 billion reference pool made up of 136 multifamily loans.... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 20, 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 2.99 percent. “Purchase housing demand continues to accelerate, ultimately providing... More

McLEAN, Va., Aug. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it priced its new $5.5 billion, 0.25% three-year USD Reference Notes ® security due on August 24, 2023. The issue, CUSIP number 3137EAEV7, was priced at 99.898 to yield 0.284%, 12.5 basis points more than... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) announced today that it plans to issue new three-year USD Reference Notes ® security, CUSIP number 3137EAEV7, due on August 24, 2023. The issue will settle on Friday, August 21, 2020, at benchmark size.... More