Freddie Mac News Release Archive

How Cash Sales Affect Mortgage Originations MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 17, 2017) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released its monthly Outlook for August, which takes a look at how the limited supply of houses has created a highly competitive housing market, which in turn is helping to k... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 15, 2017) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates), backed by floating-rate multifamily mortgages with seven-year terms. The approximately $643 million in K Certificates (K-BF1 Certificate... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 11, 2017) - 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-066 Certi... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 10, 2017) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announces the pricing of the SB36 offering, a multifamily mortgage-backed securitization backed by small balance loans underwritten by Freddie Mac and issued by a third-party trust. The company expects to guarantee approximat... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 10, 2017) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing the 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropping to its lowest point in six weeks. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.90 percen... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 9, 2017) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it will forgo issuing a Reference Notes® security on its August 9, 2017 announcement date. The company's 2017 Reference Notes calendar pdf designates dates that it may use to announce the issuance of Refer... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 7, 2017) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today issued the company's stress test results for the severely adverse scenario conducted under FHFA's rule implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Dodd-Frank requires certain financial c... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 4, 2017) - 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 $997 million in K Certificates (K-SW3 Certificates)... More

Another key milestone in future $3.5 trillion TBA market, increasing liquidity and building a better housing finance system MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 3, 2017) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it will implement new or revised disclosures for single-family fixed-rate and ad... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 3, 2017) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average mortgage rates not deviating much from the previous week.  News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.93 percent with a... More