Freddie Mac News Release Archive

Interest Rates Headed Higher; What that Means for Housing MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 30, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released today its monthly Outlook for November examining how the recent spike in mortgage rates is likely to affect the U.S. housing market in the coming year. Outl... More

Paper-Based Industry Expands Use of Digital Loan Documents MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 29, 2016) - In an effort to expedite and streamline the mortgage process by encouraging the use of digital documents, Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it has published a list of companies t... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 29, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today issued the company's Monthly Volume Summary for October 2016. The summary, available on the company's website at www.FreddieMac.com/investors/volsum, provides information on Freddie Mac's mortgage-related portfolios, s... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 23, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates moving higher with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage topping 4 percent for the first time since 2015. News... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it will forgo issuing a Reference Notes® security on its November 17, 2016 announcement date. The company's 2016 Reference Notes calendar designates dates that it may use to announce the issuance of Refer... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2016) - 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-059 Certi... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates) that are backed by underlying collateral consisting of supplemental multifamily mortgages. The company expects to issue approximately $2... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates moving significantly higher following the post-election sell-off in the Treasury market. News Facts 30-year fi... More

$460 Million Senior/Sub Credit Risk Offering MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 16, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced the pricing of its fourth Freddie Mac Whole Loan Securities(SM) (WLS(SM)) transaction, an offering of approximately $460 million of guaranteed senior and non-guaranteed... More

Three Trends That Are Shaping the Future of Housing MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 16, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released today its monthly Insight for November looking at how three long-term trends are likely to shape the U.S. housing market: increasing income inequality, the rising... More