Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 15, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released today its monthly Outlook for August showing that for the first time since 2012, mortgage originations are expected to top $2 trillion in 2016. Low mortgage interest rates are spurring a burst of refinance activity,... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 11, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates little changed from the previous week and remaining near historic lows. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 11, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it priced its new 1.125% five-year USD Reference Notes® security due on August 12, 2021. The issue, CUSIP number 3137EAEC9, was priced at 99.492 to yield 1.23%, 16 basis points more than the yield on five... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 10, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it plans to issue a new five-year USD Reference Notes® security, CUSIP number 3137EAEC9, due on August 12, 2021. The issue will be priced on Thursday, August 11, 2016, and will settle on Friday, August 1... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 8, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today launched the Freddie Mac Multifamily Green Advantage(SM), a flexible, cost-effective suite of offerings to finance resource-efficient multifamily rental housing that is available with most Freddie Mac multifamily loan p... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 8, 2016) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today issued the company's stress test results for the severely adverse scenario conducted under FHFA's rule implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Dodd-Frank requires certain financial c... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 4, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates declining after nudging slightly higher for three consecutive weeks. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 2, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announces the pricing of the SB20 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 approximate... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 2, 2016) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates) backed by floating-rate multifamily mortgages with predominantly 7-year terms. The approximately $1.1 billion in K Certificates (K-F19 Cer... More

Market Headed for Record $280 Billion Year Despite Moderating Fundamentals MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Aug 2, 2016) - The Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) Multifamily Research Group today released its Multifamily Mid-Year Outlook pdf for 2016. A video preview along with the complete Outlook is availa... More