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Freddie Mac has transferred a portion of credit risk on more than half a trillion dollars worth of mortgages. Until now, all those credit risk transactions have been of the back-end variety.

Average fixed mortgage rates fell down slightly from last week's post-Brexit high, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ending September 22, 2016.

The housing market has remained a bright spot in the U.S. economy, according to the latest outlook from Freddie Mac.

Mortgage rates have hovered slightly above record lows since June. But now they may be on the way back up.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac investors who are trying to reclaim the GSE profits suffered a setback on Friday.

The FHFA's conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which were intended to be temporary, reached their eight-year anniversary on Tuesday, September 6.

Purchase applications in June hit their highest level since December 2007, close to their historical benchmark level.

The FHFA announced on Thursday that it will extend its Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) another nine months, and the agency will also be offering a new streamlined refinancing option for high LTV borrowers.

A federal court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Freddie Mac shareholder who was seeking access to corporate records related to the Net Worth Sweep.

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae on Tuesday announced the first redesign of its Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA) in more than 20 years.