Freddie Mac News Release Archive

Freddie Mac Estimates Homeownership Rates Will Likely Trail Historical Levels Through 2025 MCLEAN, Va. , June 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Financial headwinds and societal shifts, such as declining marriage and fertility rates, have depressed homeownership levels among young adults.... More

MCLEAN, Va., June 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) today released the results of its  Primary Mortgage Market Survey ®  (PMMS ® ), showing that mortgage rates declined over the past week and have now retreated in four of the past five weeks. U.S.... More

MCLEAN, Va. , June 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) announced today that consumers who buy a condo, or refinance an existing condo mortgage, may now be eligible for its automated appraisal waiver.   Originally launched in 2017 for single-family home loans it purchases, Freddie... More

MCLEAN, Va., June 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) announced today that it issued its  Monthly Volume Summary  for May 2018, which provides information on Freddie Mac’s mortgage-related portfolios, securities issuance, risk management, delinquencies, debt activities and other... More

ACIS Program Sees Significant Innovation; Plays Critical Role in $1 Trillion CRT Milestone MCLEAN, Va., June 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Freddie Mac  (OTCQB:FMCC) announced today that it has obtained a new insurance policy under its  Agency Credit Insurance Structure (ACIS ® ) program.... More

MCLEAN, Va. , June 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ( K Certificates ), which are backed by underlying collateral consisting of fixed-rate multifamily mortgages with predominantly 7-year terms.... More

MCLEAN, Va., June 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This year’s hike in mortgage rates is not having a large impact on homebuyer demand or sales, but its effect on refinancing activity will likely keep total mortgage loan originations slightly down this year, according to Freddie Mac ’s (OTCQB:FMCC)... More

MCLEAN, Va., June 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) today released the results of its  Primary Mortgage Market Survey ®  (PMMS ® ), showing that mortgage rates inched back over the past week and have now declined in three of the past four weeks. U.S.... More

MCLEAN, Va. , June 21, 2018 (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 seven-year terms. The approximately $1.0 billion in K Certificates (K-F47... More

MCLEAN, Va. , June 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) announced today that it will forgo issuing a Reference Notes ® security on its June 19, 2018 announcement date. The company’s Reference Notes calendar designates dates that it may use to announce the issuance of Reference... More