Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, Va., April 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ®  (PMMS ® ), showing average mortgage rates continuing the upward trajectory seen in most of early 2018.   U.S. weekly average mortgage rates as of April 26,... More

MCLEAN, Va. , April 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) announced today HomeOne mortgage, a new conventional (non-FHA) 3% down payment option for qualified first-time homebuyers. HomeOne mortgage broadly serves borrowers without geographic or income restrictions and complements... More

MCLEAN, Va., April 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) announced today the Home Possible RISE Awards SM - an annual program that recognizes top loan originators of the company’s affordable lending solutions to low- to moderate- income home buyers.... More

Company will begin electing REMIC treatment on loans placed in PCs MCLEAN, Va. , April 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) today announced that beginning in July 2018 , the company will make a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) election on a majority of loans... More

First Freddie Mac Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction Trust MCLEAN, Va. , April 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) today announced an approximate $497 million Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction (“SLST”) of a pool of seasoned re-performing loans from its mortgage-related... More

MCLEAN, Va., April 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) today announced that Sam Khater, a prominent housing and economics expert with over 20 years of experience, is joining the company as vice president and chief economist.  Sam Khater, VP and Chief Economist at Freddie Mac... More

Nothing Draws a Crowd Like a Crowd: The Outlook for Home Sales MCLEAN, Va. , April 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) today released its monthly Outlook for April, which looks at the correlation between supply and demand in the housing market and what it means for home sales over... More

MCLEAN, Va. , April 20, 2018 (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 $1.1 billion in K Certificates (K-075... More

MCLEAN, Va., April 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ®  (PMMS ® ), showing average mortgage rates jumping across the board. U.S. weekly average mortgage rates as of 04/19/2018 News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage... More

MCLEAN, Va. , April 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) announced today that it priced its new 2.5% two-year USD Reference Notes ® security due on April 23, 2020 . The issue, CUSIP number 3137EAEM7, was priced at 99.978 to yield 2.511%, 10 basis points more than the yield on the... More