Freddie Mac News Release Archive

Paper-Based Industry Expands Use of Digital Loan Documents MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 29, 2016) - In an effort to expedite and streamline the mortgage process by encouraging the use of digital documents, Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it has published a list of companies t... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 29, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today issued the company's Monthly Volume Summary for October 2016. The summary, available on the company's website at www.FreddieMac.com/investors/volsum, provides information on Freddie Mac's mortgage-related portfolios, s... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 23, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates moving higher with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage topping 4 percent for the first time since 2015. News... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it will forgo issuing a Reference Notes® security on its November 17, 2016 announcement date. The company's 2016 Reference Notes calendar designates dates that it may use to announce the issuance of Refer... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2016) - 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-059 Certi... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates) that are backed by underlying collateral consisting of supplemental multifamily mortgages. The company expects to issue approximately $2... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates moving significantly higher following the post-election sell-off in the Treasury market. News Facts 30-year fi... More

$460 Million Senior/Sub Credit Risk Offering MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 16, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced the pricing of its fourth Freddie Mac Whole Loan Securities(SM) (WLS(SM)) transaction, an offering of approximately $460 million of guaranteed senior and non-guaranteed... More

Three Trends That Are Shaping the Future of Housing MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 16, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released today its monthly Insight for November looking at how three long-term trends are likely to shape the U.S. housing market: increasing income inequality, the rising... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 15, 2016) - The latest Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) research shows more renters are worried about rising utility bills than rising rents and nearly half of the renters surveyed say they are willing to pay more for rentals with cost-saving water and energy features.... More