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Gold Perspective®

Gold Perspective® is a publication produced by Funding & Investor Relations for the investor and dealer community. Each issue features insights into the mortgage market and the products that Freddie Mac offers, as well as a data bank with useful historical data for market participants.

Current Issue:

Summer 2007 [PDF 363K] - In the latest edition of Gold Perspective®, we review a few of the disclosures Freddie Mac provides to help investors understand trends in the housing market – our expanded Conventional Mortgage Home Price Index (CMHPI) disclosure, our cash-out refinance report and refinance product transition report. We also discuss our latest product enhancement – the calendar based Strip. This information underscores our commitment to pursue improvements and enhancements to our disclosures and products as the market continues to change.

Past Issues:

2007
2006
  • Fall 2006 [PDF 299K] - Recent Enhancements to our Mortgage Funding Program
2005
  • Winter 2005 [PDF 295K] - A Giant Leap in PC Transparency
  • Spring 2005 [PDF 898K] - Reference REMIC Securities
2004
  • Fall 2004 [PDF 591K] - How to Measure Prepayment Speed by Applying Enhanced Disclosure
2003
  • Summer 2003 [PDF 134K] - Freddie Mac's Structured Product Guiding Principle
  • Winter 2003 [PDF 612K] - Securitization Guiding Principles
2002
  • Winter 2002 [PDF 62K] - Developments in Freddie Mac's REMIC Program
  • Fall 2002 [PDF 87K] - Understanding Mortgage Originations
  • Spring 2002 [PDF 117K] - A Closer Look at Modifiable Mortgage


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