Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 03, 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 2.93 percent. “Mortgage rates have remained effectively flat or at near record lows... More

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it priced its new $3.5 billion, 0.25% three-year USD Reference Notes ® security due on September 8, 2023. The issue, CUSIP number 3137EAEW5, was priced at 99.967 to yield 0.261%, 11.5 basis points more... More

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) announced today that it plans to issue new three-year USD Reference Notes ® security, CUSIP number 3137EAEW5, due on September 8, 2023. The issue will settle on Friday, September 4, 2020, at benchmark size.... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today reaffirmed the credit event treatment for delinquent loans referenced in STACR® (Structured Agency Credit Risk) securities issued in the 2013-DN1, 2013-DN2, 2014-DN1 and 2014-DN2 fixed-severity transactions.... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today extended its nationwide suspension of single-family foreclosures and evictions on mortgages and real estate owned or guaranteed by the company through Dec. 31, 2020. The suspension of evictions applies only to homes... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 27, 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 2.91 percent. “This year has been anything but normal and as the uncertainty lingers,... More

More High-Income Households are Renting, but Low-Income Renters Still Face Limited Options MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Less than 10% of rental units are affordable to renter households earning 50% of median renter income (MRI), according to new research released today by Freddie... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today reminded mortgage servicers of its disaster relief policies for homeowners as Hurricane Laura makes landfall and amid the wildfires threatening parts of California. Freddie Mac's disaster relief options are available to... More

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today posted to its website its Monthly Volume Summary for July 2020, which provides information on Freddie Mac’s mortgage-related portfolios, securities issuance, risk management, delinquencies, debt activities, and other... More

STACR REMIC 2020-DNA4 Distributes Risk Through Nearly $1.1 Billion Issuance MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it has priced its STACR 2020-DNA4 offering. Investor demand led Freddie Mac to increase the planned size of the bond issuance—the... More