Perspectives
Insights into the topics and trends that are transforming the housing industry
Our Next Chapter
As CEO of Freddie Mac, my top priority is to capitalize on our transformation and bring us into the next chapter.
CEO
Investing in Greener Multifamily Housing
Our Green Advantage program, which requires borrowers to make energy and water efficiency improvements, has financed more than 450,000 homes across more than 1,600 properties.
Vice President, Production & Sales
Single Security Initiative Transforms the Nation’s Housing Finance System
The U.S. housing finance system changed significantly this week as the Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security went live, merging Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae To-Be-Announced markets into one market.
SVP Securitization
Working Together to Reduce Barriers and Raise Hope
Every generation puts their mark on this country. From the Greatest Generation to the Summer of Love to Silicon Valley, our country’s consciousness is continually shaped and reshaped by people and events.
SVP Single-Family Affordable Lending and Access to Credit
Helping Homeowners When They Need it the Most
Freddie Mac is pursuing big ideas to change the landscape of servicing for each loan that our clients see in their loan portfolio—down to the smallest detail. This will be a collective effort to transform the servicing landscape.
VP Single-Family Servicer Performance Management
Transcript: Freddie Mac CEO Donald H. Layton Discusses First Quarter 2019 Financial Results
Freddie Mac is now a well-run financial institution that produces good earnings without undue volatility, steadily reducing the taxpayers’ exposure to our risks and fulfilling our Congressionally-mandated mission.
CEO*
It’s About Data, Not Documents
This spring homebuying season will certainly have a new ring to it. In fact, this year will be the first homebuying season in more than a decade where those buying a home, rather than those refinancing a home, will dominate the market.
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Single-Family
Inclusive Engagement at Freddie Mac
As Freddie Mac continues to evolve, we are more sharply focusing on inclusion. For us, inclusion itself is not a program; instead, it's a mindset.
SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Diversity Officer
A Year of Milestones and Innovations in Credit Risk Transfer
For Single-Family Credit Risk Transfer, 2018 marked a year of milestones and continued innovation.
Vice President, Credit Risk Transfer
Mike Reynolds
Vice President, Credit Risk Transfer
Transcript: Freddie Mac CEO Donald H. Layton Discusses Full Year 2018 Financial Results
2018 was another excellent year for Freddie Mac. Ten years after the financial crisis, our transformed business model continues to produce solid earnings.
CEO*
Home Sales, Home Prices, and Mortgage Rates: Up or Down in 2019
Over the past year, the unemployment rate dropped, mortgage rates rose, home sales declined and home prices increased in most areas of the country. What will 2019 bring?
Vice President and Chief Economist, Economic & Housing Research
Bright Lights in Nashville Point to Multifamily's Future
Last month, Freddie Mac Multifamily and our partners in the industry made our way to Nashville for the 2018 Freddie Mac Multifamily annual conference in Tennessee.
EVP Head of Multifamily Business