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Freddie Mac Announces Pricing of $379 Million Multifamily Small Balance Loan Securitization
Freddie Mac announces the pricing of the SB71 offering, a multifamily mortgage-backed securitization backed by small balance loans underwritten by Freddie Mac and issued by a third-party trust....
- Feb 13, 2020
Freddie Mac Prices New $3 Billion Five-Year Reference Notes Security
Freddie Mac announced today that it priced its new 1.5% five-year USD Reference Notes ® security due on February 12, 2025. The issue, CUSIP number 3137EAEP0, was priced at 99.923 to yield 1.516%, 8 basis points more than the yield on... More
- Feb 13, 2020
Mortgage Rates Tick Up Slightly
Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.47 percent. “With mortgage rates hovering near a five-decade low, refinance... More
- Feb 13, 2020
Freddie Mac Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Financial Results
Freddie Mac today reported its fourth quarter and full-year 2019 financial results and filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company’s Form 10-K and press release are available... More
- Feb 12, 2020
Freddie Mac Announces the Issuance of a New Five-Year Reference Notes Security
Freddie Mac announced today that it plans to issue a new five-year USD Reference Notes® security, CUSIP number 3137EAEP0, due on February 12, 2025. The issue will be priced on Thursday, February 13, 2020, and will settle on Friday,... More
- Feb 12, 2020
Freddie Mac Prices $731 Million Multifamily K-Deal, K-F74
Freddie Mac has priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ( K Certificates ), which includes a class of floating rate bonds indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate... More
- Feb 11, 2020
New Freddie Mac Survey Shows Affordability Continues to Drive Purchase and Rental Decisions
Renters and Homeowners Consider their Options Given Low Mortgage Rates Key Findings: An unprecedented number of renters (84%) believe renting is more affordable than owning, an all-time high for the survey and up 17 percentage points from February 2018.... More
- Feb 10, 2020
Freddie Mac Announces Release Date for Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Financial Results
Freddie Mac announced today that it plans to report its fourth quarter and full-year 2019 financial results before the U.S. financial markets open on Thursday, February 13, 2020. The company will hold a conference call at 9 a.m.... More
- Feb 06, 2020
Mortgage Rates Fall for the Third Consecutive Week
Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate was the lowest in three years. “As rates fell for the third consecutive week, markets staged a rebound with... More
- Jan 30, 2020
Mortgage Rates Continue to Drop
Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped by 9 basis points. “This week’s mortgage rates were the second lowest in three years,... More
