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Investor Day 2023
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Press Releases January 13, 2023
Freddie Mac Announces Additional Details Regarding the LIBOR Transition
Freddie Mac reiterated today that it will transition its legacy U.S. dollar (USD) LIBOR-indexed contracts to an index based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for loans and securities for which Freddie Mac is responsible for selecting the replacement index. The transition will occur the day after June 30, 2023, the last date on which ICE Benchmark Administration Limited will publish a representative rate for all remaining tenors of USD LIBOR.
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Press Releases December 28, 2022
2022 Year-End NAIC Designations for STACR REMIC Trust, STACR Trust, and STACR Debt Notes
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) 2022 filing year designations for certain STACR Debt, STACR Trust, and STACR REMIC Trust notes.
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Press Releases December 22, 2022
Freddie Mac Announces Replacement Rates for its Legacy LIBOR Contracts
Freddie Mac today announced that it will transition its legacy U.S. dollar (USD) LIBOR-indexed contracts to an index based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for loans and securities for which Freddie Mac is responsible for selecting the replacement index. The transition will occur the day after June 30, 2023, the last date on which ICE Benchmark Administration Limited will publish a representative rate for all remaining tenors of USD LIBOR.
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Webinars November 17, 2022
CRT Quarterly Webcast November 2022
Listen in as Mike Reynolds provides current program and housing market updates and recaps Q3 2022. Mike is joined by Keith Jones, vice president of Credit Policy, to share insights into portfolio credit risk and credit quality in the current market environment, recent policy changes and how Freddie Mac is achieving our mission through affordable housing.
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Program Updates October 26, 2022
2022 Hurricane Ian Exposure Report
2022 breakout of loans in STACR, STACR SPI, WLS, ACIS and DEEP MI CRT Transactions affected by Hurricane Ian.
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Press Releases October 25, 2022
New Clarity URL and Other Changes
In late November, Clarity will move to a new URL and have a new look and feel.
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Press Releases October 13, 2022
Freddie Mac Announces Results of Tender Offer for Certain STACR Notes
Freddie Mac today announced the preliminary tender results of its previously announced fixed-price cash tender offer (the “Offer”) for the purchase of any and all of the STACR® (Structured Agency Credit Risk) notes.
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Press Releases October 3, 2022
Freddie Mac Announces Tender Offer for Any and All of Certain STACR Notes October 2022
Freddie Mac today announced that it has commenced a fixed-price cash tender offer (the “Offer”) for the purchase of any and all of the STACR® (Structured Agency Credit Risk) Notes listed in the table below (the “Notes”) beginning Monday, October 3, 2022.
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Podcasts September 30, 2022
CRTcast E6: Current State of the Market and Future Direction of CRT
Mike Reynolds and Christian Valencia, vice president of CRT Investments and Capital Markets (I&CM), and Jeff Shue, senior director of CRT I&CM, discuss the current state of the market and what to expect in the upcoming quarter.
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Press Releases August 10, 2022
Freddie Mac Announces Results of Tender Offer for Certain STACR Debt Notes
Freddie Mac today announced the tender results of its previously announced offer to purchase any and all of the STACR® (Structured Agency Credit Risk) Debt Notes.