Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, Va., April 16, 2020 (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 3.31 percent. “Mortgage rates continue to hover near all-time lows for the third... More

MCLEAN, Va., April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced revisions to its Multifamily COVID-19 forbearance program to further align with CARES Act provisions related to multifamily borrowers and tenants. Freddie Mac’s program provides three months of forbearance for... More

MCLEAN, Va., April 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to Freddie Mac ’s (OTCQB: FMCC) Quarterly Forecast , housing markets will deviate from their typical spring surge with both home sales and house prices falling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Undoubtedly, the housing market is facing its... More

MCLEAN, Va., April 09, 2020 (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 3.33 percent, unchanged from last week. “While mortgage rates remained flat over the... More

Sixth K-Deal® with Bonds Indexed to SOFR MCLEAN, Va., April 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ( K Certificates ), which includes a class of floating rate bonds indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate... More

Fifth K-Deal® with Bonds Indexed to SOFR MCLEAN, Va., April 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ( K Certificates ), which includes a class of floating rate bonds indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate... More

MCLEAN, Va., April 02, 2020 (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 3.33 percent. “Mortgage rates have drifted down for two weeks in a row and that drop... More

MCLEAN, Va., March 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it issued its Monthly Volume Summary for February 2020, which provides information on Freddie Mac’s mortgage-related portfolios, securities issuance, risk management, delinquencies, debt activities, and... More

MCLEAN, Va., March 26, 2020 (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 3.50 percent. “The Federal Reserve’s swift and significant efforts to stabilize the... More

MCLEAN, Va., March 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced, in coordination with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), a nationwide relief plan for its Multifamily borrowers and residents of their apartment properties.... More