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Freddie Mac Portfolio Reaches $3.71 Trillion as Mortgage Delinquencies Diverge

Freddie Mac Portfolio Reaches $3.71 Trillion as Mortgage Delinquencies Diverge

by John G. Stevens | Oct 26, 2026 | Current News & Events, Market Snapshot, Mortgage Information, U.S. Housing Market

Freddie Mac’s mortgage portfolio climbed to $3.71 trillion in September even as its monthly purchase volume eased and delinquency measures moved in opposite directions for single-family and apartment loans. The government-sponsored enterprise reported a total...
Freddie Mac Prices $243 Million Securitization Backed by 1,282 Seasoned Mortgages

Freddie Mac Prices $243 Million Securitization Backed by 1,282 Seasoned Mortgages

by John G. Stevens | Oct 26, 2026 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Mortgage Information

Freddie Mac priced a $243.4 million securitization of seasoned residential mortgages Monday, returning to a market where older loans, including mortgages modified to help struggling borrowers, are repackaged for investors. The Seasoned Loans Structured Transaction...
Freddie Mac Finances $91.8 Million Refinance of 1,892 Manufactured-Housing Sites

Freddie Mac Finances $91.8 Million Refinance of 1,892 Manufactured-Housing Sites

by John G. Stevens | Oct 26, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Mortgage Information

Freddie Mac has provided $91.78 million in refinancing for a manufactured-housing portfolio spanning six states, replacing debt across 13 communities owned by RHP Properties. The Redwood portfolio contains 1,892 homesites in Arizona, Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan,...
Freddie Mac Tightens Multifamily Forward-Loan Reporting and Revises Insurance Rules

Freddie Mac Tightens Multifamily Forward-Loan Reporting and Revises Insurance Rules

by John G. Stevens | Oct 21, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Mortgage Information

Freddie Mac has imposed a five-business-day reporting deadline on multifamily lenders that learn of serious problems affecting construction-stage forward commitments, while revising property insurance and interest-rate-cap requirements for apartment loans. The changes...
Freddie Mac Mortgage Rates Hold at 7.40% After Seven-Week Rise

Freddie Mac Mortgage Rates Hold at 7.40% After Seven-Week Rise

by John G. Stevens | Oct 15, 2026 | Mortgage Information, U.S. Housing Market

Freddie Mac reported October 15 that its average 30-year fixed mortgage rate held at 7.40%, unchanged from the prior week. The 15-year average slipped to 6.71% from 6.73%. The official survey places the 30-year benchmark well above its 6.27% level a year earlier.The...
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