Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.48 percent. “Mortgage application activity sunk to a quarter century low this week as high... More

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.42 percent. “The housing market remains in the doldrums with declining sales, inventory and... More

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today published on its website the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) 2022 filing year designations for certain STACR REMIC Trust, STACR Trust, and STACR Debt Notes.... More

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today posted to its website its Monthly Volume Summary for November 2022, which provides information on Freddie Mac’s mortgage-related portfolios, securities issuance, risk management, delinquencies, debt activities, and other... More

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ®  (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.27 percent. “Heading into the holidays, mortgage rates continued to move down,” said Sam... More

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced that it will transition its legacy U.S. dollar (USD) LIBOR-indexed contracts to an index based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for loans and securities for which Freddie Mac is responsible for... More

Higher 10-Year Treasury Rates Will Slow Origination Market Modestly MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The multifamily market will continue to cool off in 2023, according to the Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) Multifamily 2023 Outlook, with rent growth moderating, vacancies ticking up and... More

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) Multifamily Apartment Investment Market Index ® (AIMI ® ) saw a quarterly decline of 5.4% in the third quarter of 2022, with the index down 23.5% year over year. AIMI decreased nationwide and in all 25 markets on both a... More

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.31 percent. “Mortgage rates continued their downward trajectory this week, as softer... More

Steve Johnson Named Head of Production & Sales Bill Buskirk becomes Chief Operating Officer MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) Multifamily today announced two Senior Vice President roles. Steve Johnson will be head of Production & Sales — a position he has... More