Freddie Mac News Release Archive

First Two White Papers in Eight Part “Duty to Serve” Series Illustrate Importance of Company’s Re-entry into Tax Credit Market MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released two white papers detailing the important role that the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit... More

McLEAN, Va., Oct. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released its 2019 issuance calendar for its Structured Agency Credit Risk ( STACR ® ) program. The company expects to offer eight on-the-run STACR transactions next year from its DNA and HQA series, with expected volumes... More

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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 $855 million in K Certificates (K-F52 Certificates)... More

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 18, 2018 (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 dropped slightly after weeks of steady increases. Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, says,... More

Freddie Mac Multifamily Releases “Profile of Today’s Renter” MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New research released today by Freddie Mac Multifamily finds a large and growing segment of renters continue to believe renting is a more affordable option than owning, even as many of those... More

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it will forgo issuing a Reference Notes ® security on its Oct. 17, 2018 announcement date.  The company’s Reference Notes calendar designates dates that it may use to announce the issuance of Reference... More

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced the pricing of $1 billion Structured Agency Credit Risk ( STACR ® ) Trust 2018-HQA2, its second planned and final HQA deal of the year. Through its STACR offerings, Freddie Mac transfers a significant portion... More

Freddie Mac releases AIMI second quarter update MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Significant increases in mortgage rates once again have driven declines in the Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) Multifamily Apartment Investment Market Index (AIMI®) across most markets for the second quarter of... More

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC), and Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) together announce the launch of Mortgage Translations – a centralized clearinghouse of online resources to assist lenders, servicers, housing counselors, and... More

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 15, 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.  Approximately $646 million in K Certificates (K-L03 Certificates) are backed by two... More