Freddie Mac News Release Archive

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - May 27, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it plans to issue a new two-year USD Reference Notes® security, CUSIP number 3137EADV8, due on July 14, 2017. The issue will be priced on Thursday, May 28, 2015, and will settle on Friday, May 29, 2015.... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - May 26, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced that on May 21st it sold via auction 1,052 deeply delinquent Ocwen serviced non-performing loans (NPLs) from its mortgage investment portfolio as part of its Standard Pool Offerings (SPO). The loans have an ag... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - May 26, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced its intention to sell its fourth Structured Agency Credit Risk (STACR®) debt notes offering this year of $425.6 million, pending market conditions. Through STACR, Freddie Mac transfers a portion of its credit... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - May 26, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced that on May 21st it sold via auction 1,052 deeply delinquent Ocwen serviced non-performing loans (NPLs) from its mortgage investment portfolio as part of its Standard Pool Offerings (SPO). The loans have an ag... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - May 21, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates moving just slightly lower following three consecutive weeks of increases. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mort... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - May 20, 2015) - The following statement was released today by Dave Lowman, executive vice president of single family business at Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC): "The new Seller/Servicer eligibility standards announced today incorporate the lessons of the recent housing c... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - May 20, 2015) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today that it will forgo issuing a Reference Notes® security on its May 20, 2015 announcement date. The company's 2015 Reference Notes calendar designates dates that it may use to announce the issuance of Reference... More

Can Housing Handle Higher Mortgage Rates? MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - May 19, 2015) -  Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released today its U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook for May, showing that while low mortgage rates helped to keep homebuyer affordability high in the first quarter of this y... More

Some Still Believe They Can't Afford to Buy But Are Satisfied With Their Rental Experience MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - May 18, 2015) - New Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) research sheds light on the question: Are rising rents driving residents to homeownership? The research shows that the majority o... More

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - May 15, 2015) - The following statement was released today by Freddie Mac and is attributed to Dave Lowman, executive vice president, Single-Family Business, Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC): "FHFA's Update should give everyone a sense of how the Single Security will be de... More