Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 28, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released its Multi-Indicator Market Index® (MiMi®), showing two additional metro areas -- Indianapolis, Indiana, and Columbus, Ohio -- entering their historic benchmark levels of housing activity. The national MiMi val... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 28, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today issued the company's Monthly Volume Summary for August 2016. The summary, available on the company's website at www.FreddieMac.com/investors/volsum, provides information on Freddie Mac's mortgage-related portfolios, se... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 27, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it will forgo issuing a Reference Notes® security on its September 27, 2016 announcement date. The company's 2016 Reference Notes calendar designates dates that it may use to announce the issuance of Ref... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 26, 2016) - In a further innovation of its credit risk sharing program, Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today a new front-end credit risk transfer offering, Freddie Mac Deep MI CRT. Through a forward credit insurance policy by a panel of mortgage insurance co... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 26, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today priced a $739 million Structured Agency Credit Risk (STACR®) debt notes offering, its seventh one this year. Through STACR, Freddie Mac transfers a significant portion of its mortgage credit risk on certain groups of lo... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 22, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates ticking down slightly from last week's post-Brexit high. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 20, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released today its monthly Outlook for September showing that housing remains a bright spot for the U.S. economy. Mortgage originations are expected to surge in the third quarter, and our forecast for the best year in home sa... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 19, 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 billion in K Certificates (K-057 Certifi... More

Free Event Includes Foreclosure Buying Tips and Bus Tour of Available Properties MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 19, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced that HomeSteps®, its real estate sales unit, and NID Housing Counseling Agency (NID-HCA) will host a home buying fair on Saturd... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 16, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates) backed by floating-rate multifamily mortgages with 10-year terms. The approximately $1.2 billion in K Certificates (K-F21 Certificates)... More