Freddie Mac

The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, commonly known as Freddie Mac, is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) that buys mortgages, pools them, and sells them as a mortgage-backed security (MBS) to private investors on the open market. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) placed Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae under the conservatorship of the federal government, where it remains today.

Originally founded in 1970, Freddie Mac is based in Tysons Corner, Virginia.

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Latest Freddie Mac News

Chris Whalen on ending GSE conservatorships: The mortgage industry ‘will unite to oppose‘ 

Dec 07, 2024By Kennedy Edgerton

Investment banker and author Chris Whalen joins the HousingWire Daily podcast to discuss the impact of ending the GSE conservatorships.

• Freddie Mac names former Ginnie Mae head Sam Valverde to executive role 

  Dec 06, 2024By Flávia Furlan Nunes

• Broeksmit: MBA ready to work on GSEs’ exit from conservatorship 

  Dec 04, 2024By Chris Clow

• FHFA conforming loan limits increase to $806,500 in 2025 

  Nov 26, 2024By Flávia Furlan Nunes

• FHFA releases GSEs’ three-year plans to improve housing access in underserved communities 

  Nov 25, 2024By Chris Clow

• ACES report uncovers another increase in mortgage defects 

  Nov 21, 2024By Kennedy Edgerton

• VantageScore unveils mortgage resources to ease the transition to 4.0 credit model 

  Nov 18, 2024By Kennedy Edgerton

• FHFA to raise the 2025 multifamily loan caps for Fannie, Freddie by 4% 

  Nov 18, 2024By Chris Clow

• Fannie and Freddie ‘met or exceeded’ almost all single-family housing goals over four years 

  Nov 14, 2024By Chris Clow

• Fannie Mae releases updates on leasehold estates, manufactured homes, fraud prevention 

  Nov 08, 2024By Chris Clow

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Latest Content News

Breaking barriers: The down payment assistance revolution 

Jun 26, 2024 9:30 amBy Zeb Lowe

Freddie Mac’s DPA One® is transforming the landscape of down payment assistance by centralizing program information and making it easier for housing professionals to help clients. With an intuitive platform and comprehensive resources, DPA One® is set to make homeownership more attainable for many.

• What’s new in QC and Compliance 

  Jun 11, 2024 9:43 amBy Trevor Gauthier

• Becoming a seller/servicer with Freddie Mac 

  Jun 05, 2024 9:25 amBy Zeb Lowe

• How the housing ecosystem can empower and educate borrowers about mortgage relief 

  Nov 14, 2023 2:35 pmBy Freddie Mac Single-Family

• Freddie Mac’s updates to the ACE+ PDR valuation option 

  Aug 11, 2023 10:51 amBy HW Media Content Studio

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