Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.99 percent. “It’s Groundhog Day in the mortgage market as rates continue to remain near historic lows, ...

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Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has announced that Donna Corley has been named executive vice president and head of the company’s Single-Family business. Corley brings to the position nearly 25 years of experience in the financial services industry as well as ...

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Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.21 percent. “The rebound in homebuyer demand continued this week, driven by mortgage rates that hover near ...

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Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.50 percent. “The Federal Reserve’s swift and significant efforts to stabilize the market were much needed and ...

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Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today reiterated that borrowers in forbearance living in homes owned by the company have many options to repay missed payments and are never required to choose doing so in one lump sum. Freddie Mac CEO David ...

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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. Regardless, affordability issues continue to affect renters more than owners, as ...

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Freddie Mac has announced that Mark H. Bloom has been elected to its Board of Directors effective November 25, 2019. Currently, Bloom is Global Chief Technology Officer and a member of the Management Board of Aegon N.V., a multinational life ...

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According to Freddie Mac’s (OTCQB: FMCC) December Forecast, the housing market will continue to stand firm as home sales increase from 6.0 million in 2019 to 6.2 million in 2020 and, to 6.3 million in 2021. “A more accommodative monetary ...

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Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has announced that Frank Nazzaro has been named executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO) of the company. He is a member of the senior operating committee and reports directly to CEO David Brickman. Nazzaro, ...

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WASHINGTON — Mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported net income of $2.3 billion for the third quarter, reversing a loss in the same period of 2015. The government-controlled company said Tuesday its fees from lenders for backing mortgages increased and the ...

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