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MCLEAN, Va., April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 7.10 percent. “The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage surpassed 7 percent for the first time this year, jumping from 6.88 percent to 7.10 percent this week,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “As rates trend higher, potential homebuyers are deciding whether to buy before...

MCLEAN, Va., April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) Multifamily’s Impact Bonds program has issued over $20 billion in Green, Social and Sustainability bonds since the program’s creation in 2019. The announcement of the milestone comes as the company released its annual Impact Bonds Report. Freddie Mac’s Impact Bonds support multifamily properties that address persistent housing challenges, particularly environmental and social issues, and provide additional...

MCLEAN, Va., April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) Multifamily today announced a series of policy and process enhancements that further strengthen underwriting due diligence, bolster fraud detection and deterrence, and mitigate other risks. Effective April 18, the changes include enhanced property inspection requirements and additional due diligence, among other measures. "Freddie Mac remains focused on risk management and works to enhance our processes to better detect...

MCLEAN, Va., April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.88 percent. “Mortgage rates have been drifting higher for most of the year due to sustained inflation and the reevaluation of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy path,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “While newly released inflation data from March continues to...

MCLEAN, Va., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced it sold via auction 679 deeply delinquent non-performing residential first lien loans (NPLs) from its mortgage-related investments portfolio. The loans, with a balance of approximately $104 million, are currently serviced by Specialized Loan Servicing LLC and NewRez LLC, d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing. The transaction is expected to settle in June 2024. The sale is part of Freddie Mac’s Standard Pool...

MCLEAN, Va., April 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.82 percent. "Mortgage rates showed little movement again this week, hovering around 6.8 percent,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “Since the start of 2024, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has not reached seven percent but has not dropped below 6.6 percent either....

MCLEAN, Va., March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.79 percent. “Mortgage rates moved slightly lower this week, providing a bit more room in the budgets of some prospective homebuyers,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “We also are seeing encouraging data on existing home sales, which reflects improving inventory....

MCLEAN, Va., March 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today posted to its website its Monthly Volume Summary for February 2024, which provides information on Freddie Mac’s mortgage-related portfolios, securities issuance, risk management, delinquencies, debt activities and other investments. Freddie Mac’s mission is to make home possible for families across the nation. We promote liquidity, stability, affordability and equity in the housing market throughout all economic...

MCLEAN, Va., March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.87 percent. “After decreasing for a couple of weeks, mortgage rates are once again on the upswing,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “As the spring homebuying season gets underway, existing home inventory has increased slightly and new home construction has picked...

LAS VEGAS, March 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) and Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, today announced they’re working together to bring greater loan quality to the mortgage origination process so lenders can effectively serve more borrowers while reducing risk. The collaboration will leverage both companies’ automation technologies and solutions to help lenders quickly and efficiently underwrite mortgage...

MCLEAN, Va., March 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced that the company has appointed President Michael T. Hutchins to the additional role of Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as the company continues its search for a permanent CEO. He also will become a member of Freddie Mac’s Board of Directors. Hutchins was named President of Freddie Mac in 2020 and is a member of the company's Senior Operating Committee. He will continue serving as President and will...

MCLEAN, Va., March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.74 percent. “The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage decreased again this week, with declines totaling almost a quarter of a percent in two weeks’ time,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “Despite the recent dip, mortgage rates remain high as the market contends with the...

MCLEAN, Va., March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) (the “Company”) today announced the tender results of its previously announced offer to purchase (the “Offer”) any and all of the STACR ® (Structured Agency Credit Risk) Notes listed in the table below (the “Notes”). Certain of the classes of Notes subject to the Offer were issued by the STACR trusts identified in the table below (each, a “Trust”). Freddie Mac is the holder of the owner certificate issued...

MCLEAN, Va., March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) Multifamily Apartment Investment Market Index® (AIMI®) decreased in the fourth quarter of 2023, but increased over the full year, with the annual gain indicating that investment conditions were better in the fourth quarter compared with one year prior. With mortgage rates persistently high, AIMI fell nationally and in all 25 regional markets measured for the fourth quarter of 2023, as did net operating income (NOI)...

MCLEAN, Va. , March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.88 percent. “Evidence that purchase demand remains sensitive to interest rate changes was on display this week, as applications rose for the first time in six weeks in response to lower rates,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “Mortgage rates continue to be one of...

MCLEAN, Va., March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today it will offer approximately $120 million in non-performing loans (NPL) for sale via auction. The NPLs being offered consist of seasoned, deeply delinquent residential first lien whole loans held in Freddie Mac’s mortgage-related investments portfolio. The NPLs are currently serviced by Specialized Loan Servicing LLC or NewRez LLC, d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing. The NPLs are being marketed via two...

MCLEAN, Va., March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced that it has commenced a fixed-price cash tender offer (the “Offer”) for the purchase of any and all of the STACR ® (Structured Agency Credit Risk) Notes listed in the table below (the “Notes”) beginning Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Certain of the classes of Notes subject to the Offer were issued by the STACR Trust identified in the table below (each, a “Trust”). Freddie Mac is the holder of the...

MCLEAN, Va., March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced today the pricing of its first Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust (SCRT) offering of 2024—a securitization of approximately $618 million including both guaranteed senior and non-guaranteed subordinate securities backed by a pool of seasoned re-performing loans (RPLs). The SCRT program is a fundamental part of Freddie Mac's seasoned loan offerings which reduce less liquid assets in its mortgage-related...

MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.94 percent. "Mortgage rates continued their ascent this week, reaching a two-month high and flirting with seven percent yet again,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “The recent boomerang in rates has dampened already tentative homebuyer momentum as we approach the...

MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today posted to its website its Monthly Volume Summary for January 2024, which provides information on Freddie Mac’s mortgage-related portfolios, securities issuance, risk management, delinquencies, debt activities and other investments. Freddie Mac’s mission is to make home possible for families across the nation. We promote liquidity, stability, affordability and equity in the housing market throughout all economic...