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

Meet Diana Reid, the former PNC exec who was just hired to lead Freddie Mac 

Sep 10, 2024By Neil Pierson

After several months of searching, Freddie Mac has found a new CEO by hiring former PNC Financial Services executive Diana Reid.

• GSEs announce new tenant protection plans for multifamily properties 

  Aug 28, 2024By Chris Clow

• EPO fees are back. How mortgage lenders can avoid them 

  Aug 26, 2024By Connie Kim

• FHFA proposes new three-year housing goals for Fannie, Freddie 

  Aug 23, 2024By Chris Clow

• FHFA updates capital requirements for private mortgage insurers 

  Aug 22, 2024By Flávia Furlan Nunes

• Consumer groups urge FHFA to update climate standards for GSE-backed homes 

  Aug 21, 2024By Chris Clow

• Enterprise Community Partners to FHFA: The GSEs have got some work to do 

  Aug 13, 2024By Chris Clow

• Implementation deadline for appraisal review policy pushed to Oct. 31 

  Aug 06, 2024By Chris Clow

• Mortgage tech company Consolidated Analytics acquires Investor Claim Solutions 

  Aug 02, 2024By Chris Clow

• Mortgage rates drop to lowest level of 2024 

  Aug 01, 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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