Freddie Mac (FMCC) News Today

Freddie Mac (FMCC) is trading higher as improving mortgage rates bolster its core guarantee business, though second-quarter financials and rising credit reserves weigh on sentiment.

• Positive Sentiment: Average 30-year mortgage rate falls to 6.72%, its lowest in three weeks, easing borrowing costs. Average rate eases to 6.72%
• Positive Sentiment: Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey shows 30-year rates inch down to 6.72%, supporting refinance and purchase activity. Mortgage Rates Inch Down
• Positive Sentiment: Mortgage rates ease again, offering modest relief for home shoppers amid stubborn home prices. Rates ease modest relief
• Positive Sentiment: AP reports average 30-year rate back to three-week low of 6.72%, underpinning loan originations. AP: rate at 6.72%
• Neutral Sentiment: President Trump meets bank CEOs for proposals on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stock offerings, signaling potential market reform. Trump seeks pitches (Reuters)
• Neutral Sentiment: Report that Trump has tapped bank CEOs for pitches on a possible Freddie Mac stock sale underscores policy uncertainty. Trump taps CEOs (MSN)
• Neutral Sentiment: Freddie Mac files its Q2 2025 Form 10-Q and releases earnings supplement on its Investor Relations site. Q2 results announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Quarterly filing shows ($0.01) EPS, 9.53% net margin and ROE of -41.19%, on $5.92 billion in revenue. Quarterly earnings data
• Negative Sentiment: Freddie Mac builds credit reserves and sharply lowers its home-price growth outlook in Q2 commentary. Credit reserve build, outlook drop
• Negative Sentiment: 2Q net income and revenue both decline, reflecting margin pressure and slowing loan purchases. Income, revenue decline
• Negative Sentiment: Profits fall 14% as credit loss provisions climb, signaling higher risk costs. Profits fall 14%