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Jul 23, 2014, 10:33 ET Housing Markets Slog Forward

Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released its Multi-Indicator Market IndexSM (MiMiSM) showing mixed signals for the U.S. housing market as more...

Dec 27, 2012, 10:00 ET 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Finishes Year Near Historic Low

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing the average fixed mortgage rates finishing ...

Dec 20, 2012, 10:00 ET Mortgage Rates Mixed, 30-Year Fixed Averages 3.37 Percent

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing fixed mortgage rates mixed following data...

Dec 19, 2012, 04:10 ET Freddie Mac Announces Future Retirement Of CFO Ross J. Kari

Freddie Mac (OTC.FMCC) announced today that its chief financial officer, Ross J. Kari, has informed the company of his intent to retire in the second ...

Dec 17, 2012, 11:08 ET Freddie Mac Prices $1 Billion Reopening Of 1.250% Seven-Year Reference Notes® Security

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) announced today that it auctioned a $1 billion reopening of its 1.250% seven-year USD Reference Notes® security that matures...

Dec 17, 2012, 09:49 ET Freddie Mac Announces $1 Billion Reopening of 1.250% Seven-Year Reference Notes® Security

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) announced today that it plans to launch a $1 billion reopening of its 1.250% seven-year USD Reference Notes® security that...

Dec 13, 2012, 10:00 ET Mortgage Rates Ease Slightly, Remain Near Record Lows

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing fixed mortgage rates easing slightly and...

Dec 10, 2012, 01:22 ET December 2012 U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook

Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) released today its U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook for December showing what some of the market features are expected ...

Dec 06, 2012, 10:00 ET Mortgage Rates Calm, Near Record Lows

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing fixed mortgage rates little changed and...

Dec 04, 2012, 10:22 ET Freddie Mac Announces Seventeenth Multifamily Securities Offering This Year, K-023

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today announced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ("K Certificates"), which are multifamily...

Dec 03, 2012, 10:07 ET Freddie Mac Halts Eviction Lock-Outs Between December 17, 2012 and January 2, 2013

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today announced it is suspending evictions nationwide between December 17, 2012 and January 2, 2013 on foreclosed occupied...

Nov 29, 2012, 10:34 ET Freddie Mac Forgoes Issuing A Reference Notes® Security On Its November 29, 2012 Announcement Date

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) announced today that it will forego issuing a Reference Notes® security on its November 29, 2012 announcement date. The...

Nov 29, 2012, 10:00 ET Mortgage Rates Virtually Unchanged

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing fixed mortgage rates virtually unchanged...

Nov 28, 2012, 08:30 ET Freddie Mac Issues Monthly Volume Summary For October 2012

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today issued the company's Monthly Volume Summary for October 2012. The summary, available on the company's Web site at...

Nov 21, 2012, 10:00 ET Mortgage Rates Dip Again To New Record Lows

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey®(PMMS®), showing fixed mortgage rates finding new record...

Nov 20, 2012, 10:51 ET Freddie Mac Prices New $5.5 Billion Five-Year Reference Notes® Security

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) announced today that it priced its new 0.75% five-year USD Reference Notes® security due on January 12, 2018. The issue,...

Nov 19, 2012, 10:38 ET Freddie Mac Announces the Issuance of a New 5-year Reference Notes® Security

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) announced today that it plans to issue a new 5-year USD Reference Notes® security, CUSIP number 3137EADN6, due on January 12, ...

Nov 16, 2012, 11:25 ET Freddie Mac To Donate $1 Million To Support Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts

Freddie Mac is helping ease the burden for families impacted by Hurricane Sandy by donating $1 million to nonprofits supporting relief efforts,...

Nov 15, 2012, 10:00 ET Mortgage Rates Dip To New Record Lows

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing fixed mortgage rates dipping to new...

Nov 15, 2012, 09:47 ET HomeSteps® 20-State Winter Sales Promotion Offers Bonuses To Selling And Listing Agents

HomeSteps®, the real estate sales division of Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC), today announced a special Winter Sales Promotion for selling and listing...

Nov 15, 2012, 03:18 ET Freddie Mac Announces Sixteenth Multifamily Securities Offering This Year, K-022

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today announced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ("K Certificates"), which are multifamily...

Nov 13, 2012, 03:49 ET Freddie Mac Receives CMBS Special Servicer Rating From Fitch

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today received an initial commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) special servicer rating of 'CSS2-' from Fitch Ratings. ...

Nov 13, 2012, 01:33 ET 29 Percent of Borrowers That Refinance Shorten Mortgage Term During Third Quarter

In the third quarter of 2012, 29 percent of borrowers that refinanced an existing mortgage chose to shorten their loan term, based on the Freddie Mac ...

Nov 09, 2012, 10:00 ET Freddie Mac Suspends All Evictions, Foreclosures In Hurricane Sandy Major Disaster Areas

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) announced that, after consultation with the Federal Housing Finance Agency, it is taking additional steps as part of its...

Nov 08, 2012, 10:00 ET Mortgage Rates Settle in Near Record Lows

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing fixed mortgage rates mixed following the...