Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 26, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today priced a $739 million Structured Agency Credit Risk (STACR®) debt notes offering, its seventh one this year. Through STACR, Freddie Mac transfers a significant portion of its mortgage credit risk on certain groups of lo... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 22, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates ticking down slightly from last week's post-Brexit high. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 20, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released today its monthly Outlook for September showing that housing remains a bright spot for the U.S. economy. Mortgage originations are expected to surge in the third quarter, and our forecast for the best year in home sa... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 19, 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 billion in K Certificates (K-057 Certifi... More

Free Event Includes Foreclosure Buying Tips and Bus Tour of Available Properties MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 19, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced that HomeSteps®, its real estate sales unit, and NID Housing Counseling Agency (NID-HCA) will host a home buying fair on Saturd... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 16, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates) backed by floating-rate multifamily mortgages with 10-year terms. The approximately $1.2 billion in K Certificates (K-F21 Certificates)... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 15, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate increasing to its highest level since June. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 15, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it priced its new 0.875% two-year USD Reference Notes® security due on October 12, 2018. The issue, CUSIP number 3137EAED7, was priced at 99.957 to yield 0.896%, 15 basis points more than the yield on tw... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 15, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announces its intent to sell its seventh offering this year of Structured Agency Credit Risk (STACR®) debt notes, pending market conditions. Through the award-winning and innovative STACR program, Freddie Mac transfers a sign... More

Latest $327 Million Transaction Features Two Geographically Diverse Pools MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 15, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced a $327 million Standard Pool Offerings (SPO (SM)) transaction, an auction of deeply delinquent non-performing loans (NPLs) currently h... More