Freddie Mac News Release Archive

Mortgage Rates Move DownMCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jul 30, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates moving down with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate ducking just under four percent.... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jul 30, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it plans to report its second quarter 2015 financial results before the U.S. financial markets open on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. The company will hold a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time (ET) on T... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jul 24, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced its second Q Certificates multifamily mortgage-backed security, which are Structured Pass-Through Certificates (SPC) backed by multifamily loans not underwritten by Freddie Mac at the time of origination but t... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jul 24, 2015) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently funded more than $21.4 million in loans to rehabilitate three Tennessee apartment communities that have very affordable, below market rental units. Working with Berkadia to arrange financing, sponsor Highmark Holdin... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jul 23, 2015) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today issued the company's Monthly Volume Summary for June 2015. The summary, available on the company's website at www.FreddieMac.com/investors/volsum, provides information on Freddie Mac's mortgage-related portfolios, sec... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jul 23, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing fixed mortgage rates reversing course once again and moving lower amid mixed economic and housing data. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortga... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jul 23, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced another industry leading capability in Agency credit risk transfer -- the Freddie Mac Whole Loan Security (SM) (WLS (SM)), an offering of approximately $300 million of guaranteed senior and unguaranteed subordinate... More

Three More Metro Areas Enter Stable Range of Housing Activity MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jul 22, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released its updated Multi-Indicator Market Index® (MiMi®) showing the U.S. housing market continuing to slowly stabilize with three additional metro areas... More

Low Down Payments: It Is Different This Time MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jul 22, 2015) -   Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released today its U.S. Housing Market Insight & Outlook for July, showing how low down payment initiatives are different this time in extending the opportunity for homeowne... More

Apartments Serve Individuals With Low Incomes, the Homeless, and Provide Transitional Housing MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jul 22, 2015) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently purchased a $4.6 million loan secured by Baltimore's historic Frederick Douglass Apartments, which feature very affordab... More