Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 08, 2022 (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 5.89 percent. “Mortgage rates rose again as markets continue to manage the prospect of... More

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 01, 2022 (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 5.66 percent. “The market’s renewed perception of a more aggressive monetary policy stance... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac ’s Single-Family business today announced that its Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) program reported Second Quarter 2022 CRT issuance of approximately $6.5 billion, protecting approximately $151 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB) of... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today posted to its website its Monthly Volume Summary for July 2022, which provides information on Freddie Mac’s mortgage-related portfolios, securities issuance, risk management, delinquencies, debt activities, and other... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 25, 2022 (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 5.55 percent. “The combination of higher mortgage rates and the slowdown in economic... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) Multifamily today announced that Ian Ouwerkerk has been named senior vice president of Underwriting & Credit. Ian has served as the interim senior vice president of Underwriting & Credit since the first quarter of 2022.... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 18, 2022 (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 5.13 percent. “Inflation appears to be beyond its peak, which has stopped the rapid... More

4 in 10 saw wage gains, one-third of those say raises won’t cover increased rent MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nearly 60% of renters say their rents increased in the past 12 months, with a ratio of nearly 1 in 3 seeing rent increases of 10% or more, according to a newly released... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) (the “Company”) today updated the tender results of its previously announced offer to purchase any and all of the STACR® (Structured Agency Credit Risk) Debt Notes listed below (the “Notes”).... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today posted the results of its 2022 stress test for the severely adverse scenario conducted under the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.... More