Freddie Mac News Release Archive

Paper Charts Growth Trajectory of LIHTC Rents vs. Market Rate MCLEAN, VA -- (Marketwired) -- 03/20/18 -- A new analysis by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has concluded that over the last five years, individuals living in apartments with rents restricted through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)... More

MCLEAN, VA -- (Marketwired) -- 03/19/18 -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced it sold via auction 2,150 deeply delinquent non-performing loans (NPLs) from its mortgage investments portfolio. The loans, totaling $341 million , are currently serviced by New Penn Financial, LLC d/b/a Shellpoint... More

Why is Adulting Getting Harder? Young Adults and Household Formation MCLEAN, VA -- (Marketwired) -- 03/16/18 -- - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released its March Insight , which compares today's young adults to previous generations and considers how various factors influence the rate of household... More

MCLEAN, VA -- (Marketwired) -- 03/16/18 -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announces the pricing of the SB47 offering, a multifamily mortgage-backed securitization backed by small balance loans underwritten by Freddie Mac and issued by a third-party trust. The company expects to guarantee approximately... More

MCLEAN, VA -- (Marketwired) -- 03/15/18 -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropping after nine consecutive weeks of increases. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.44... More

MCLEAN, VA -- (Marketwired) -- 03/14/18 -- 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 $1.3 billion in K Certificates (K-F44 Certificates)... More

Sixth SCRT Transaction Brings Total to $10 Billion MCLEAN, VA -- (Marketwired) -- 03/09/18 -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced that it priced its first Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust (SCRT) offering of 2018 -- a rated securitization of approximately $1.8 billion of both guaranteed... More

MCLEAN, VA -- (Marketwired) -- 03/08/18 -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed mortgage rate increasing for the ninth consecutive week. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.46 percent... More

MCLEAN, VA -- (Marketwired) -- 03/07/18 -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ( K Certificates ), which are multifamily mortgage-backed securities. The approximately $1.1 billion in K Certificates (K-L02 Certificates) are backed by three... More

MCLEAN, VA -- (Marketwired) -- 03/06/18 -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it will forgo issuing a Reference Notes ® security on its March 6, 2018 announcement date. The company's Reference Notes calendar designates dates that it may use to announce the issuance of Reference Notes... More