Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, Va., May 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Swift home-price growth and the ongoing climb in mortgage rates this year have made buying a home more expensive, but home sales are still on track to squeak out a gain in 2018, according to Freddie Mac ’s (OTCQB:FMCC) May Outlook .... More

MCLEAN, Va., May 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ®  (PMMS ® ), showing that mortgage rates moved up over the past week to their highest level since May 5, 2011 . U.S.... More

MCLEAN, Va. , May 24, 2018 (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 $1.1 billion in K Certificates (K-F46 Certificates)... More

Introduces STACR Trust Notes MCLEAN, Va. , May 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) further reduces mortgage credit risk with the settlement of an $880 million transaction of Structured Agency Credit Risk (STACR ® ) 2018-HRP-1 Notes (STACR SHRP Notes).  The SHRP Notes represent the... More

Completes Auction of Subordinate Certificates for First SLST Trust Offering MCLEAN, Va. , May 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) today completed an auction of subordinate non-guaranteed certificates (the “Subordinate Certificates”).... More

Arun Sundararajan, NYU Professor and Expert on the Sharing Economy, to Contribute to the Borrower of the Future Initiative MCLEAN, Va. , May 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) today announced the launch of “Borrower of the Future SM ,” a campaign that will help mortgage... More

MCLEAN, Va. , May 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) announced today its inaugural Home Possible RISE Award SM winners. The new program recognizes the top loan originators in various categories for Home Possible ® mortgages – Freddie Mac’s affordable lending solutions for... More

MCLEAN, Va., May 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing that after plateauing in recent weeks, mortgage rates reversed course and reached a new high last seen eight years ago. U.S.... More

MCLEAN, Va. , May 16, 2018 (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 $993 million in K Certificates (K-F45... More

MCLEAN, Va. , May 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) announced today that it will forgo issuing a Reference Notes ® security on its May 15, 2018 announcement date.  The company’s Reference Notes calendar designates dates that it may use to announce the issuance of Reference Notes... More