Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to Freddie Mac ’s (OTCQB: FMCC) January Forecast , the housing market remains steady after a boost from lower mortgage rates and slowing home price growth. Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, says, “Despite the weakening of the housing... More

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced that Sara Mathew, currently chair of its Board’s Audit Committee, has been elected to become non-executive chair of its Board of Directors. Mathew is to succeed Christopher S.... More

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a K-C Series offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ( K Certificates ), which are multifamily mortgage-backed securities. The company expects to issue approximately $697 million in K Certificates... More

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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-087... More

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 24, 2019 (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 ten-year terms. The approximately $671 million in K Certificates (K-BF3... More

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 24, 2019 (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 remained unchanged for the third consecutive week.  Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, says,... More

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac ’s (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced Optigo — the new designation for its Multifamily Seller/Servicer network and suite of loan offerings. Optigo intends to capture the Freddie Mac Multifamily ethos of providing customers with optimal solutions... More

Two Transactions Help Build Affordable Housing in Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today it has closed a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Fund with RBC Capital Markets’ Tax Credit Equity Group (RBCCM) and initiated... More

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 17, 2019 (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 $632 million in K Certificates (K-L04 Certificates) are backed by two... More

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced the multifamily lenders who transacted the most financing volume with the company in 2018. In addition, the company announced the top regional lenders of Multifamily Conventional Loans and the top lenders for... More