Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 18, 2018) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announces the pricing of the SB45 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 approximat... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 18, 2018) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates rising for the second consecutive week.  News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.04 percent wit... More

Maintaining Momentum: 2018 and Beyond MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 18, 2018) -   Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released its monthly Outlook for January, which discusses some of the biggest risks to the U.S. economy and housing markets, including declining affordability, obstacles to mille... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 16, 2018) - 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 $793 million in K Certificates (K-1504 Cert... More

2017 Multifamily Volume Tops $73 Billion, Setting New Company Record MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 16, 2018) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced it has financed a record-setting $73.2 billion in loan purchase and guarantee volume for 2017 -- retaining its designation as the nation's... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 16, 2018) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it will forgo issuing a Reference Notes® security on its Jan. 16, 2018 announcement date. The company's Reference Notes calendar pdf designates dates that it may use to announce the issuance of Reference... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 11, 2018) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average mortgage rates rising across the board. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.99 percent with an average 0.5 poin... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 11, 2018) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced that Jacqueline M. Welch has been named head of the Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion (HRDI) division and chief diversity officer (CDO) of Freddie Mac. In her expanded role as senior vice president of... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 10, 2018) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it will forgo issuing a Reference Notes® security on its Jan. 10, 2018 announcement date. The company's Reference Notes calendar pdf designates dates that it may use to announce the issuance of Reference... More

A New Milestone in Agency Credit Risk Transfer MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 5, 2018) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced it has issued a record-setting $68 billion in multifamily securities in 2017, effectively transferring the majority of risk from taxpayers to private investors. T... More