Perspectives
Insights into the topics and trends that are transforming the housing industry
A New Solution to an Old Problem: Making it Easier for the Self-Employed to Get a Mortgage
Amid the backdrop of rising interest rates and declining origination volume, lenders need a leg up to cast a wider net for borrowers, including the self-employed.
VP Loan Advisor Suite℠
Persistent Problems Require an Innovative Approach
Innovation is often born out of challenge. In fact, many of the most famous innovations in our history were in response to a challenge.
VP Multifamily Affordable Housing Production
Kelli Carhart
Vice President, Production and Sales
Testimony Before the House Financial Services Committee
The mortgage system we have today is fundamentally better than the one we had ten years ago, plain and simple. It is more safe-and-sound, more efficient and does a far better job of protecting taxpayers.
CEO
Transcript: Freddie Mac CEO Donald H. Layton Discusses Second Quarter Financial Results
Freddie Mac's transformation continued in the second quarter, with good business results and strong financial performance, providing the foundation to effectively deliver upon our mission and improve America's housing finance system.
CEO
Homeownership: A Considerable Achievement Currently Facing Hurdles
We can all remember the great sense of accomplishment felt after achieving a personal goal. For many people, that rush of joy and emotion was felt when they bought a home for the first time.
Vice President and Chief Economist, Economic &Housing Research
How AI for AI Will Change the Industry
When it comes to big data and how companies use it in their internal operations, one phrase comes to mind: 'vocational irony.'
Mortgage Innovation Director Single-Family Strategic Delivery
Who Is Tomorrow's Borrower? What We're Learning Might Surprise You
We're working on ways to provide lenders with a better understanding of future borrowers' hopes and fears, characteristics and challenges as they relate to homeownership.
SVP Single-Family Chief Client Officer
Freddie Mac First Quarter Results Demonstrate Stability and Innovation
Freddie Mac delivered $2.2 billion of comprehensive income this quarter, despite a major change in interest rates.
CEO
Past as Prologue: How Rising Rates Affect the Industry
Jobs. The economy. Avocado toast. There are plenty of topics that Baby Boomers and Millennials fight about these days.
Deputy Chief Economist
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
2017 was another amazing year for Freddie Mac Multifamily. In 2018, we'll continue to innovate and evolve, while staying true to who we are at our core.
SVP Multifamily Production and Sales
Freddie Mac Reports Strong 2017 Financial Results
Today, Freddie Mac reported full-year 2017 net and comprehensive income of $5.6 billion. It was a landmark year in Freddie Mac's transformation, reaching several very significant milestones.
CEO
Are You Mortgage-Ready? We Are.
To keep pace with home price appreciation, Conforming Mortgage Loan Limits just increased for the first time in five years – giving consumers more buying power.
SVP Single-Family Chief Client Officer