Public Policy
Freddie Mac is a unique corporate entity created by Congress to serve specific housing policy objectives. As such, we think carefully about the impacts of legislation, policies, and industry issues on our company and the ability to fulfill our mission. We believe it's important for our customers, shareholders, industry partners, members of Congress and others to know and understand our viewpoint on a variety of issues.
What's New
Vice President Ingrid Beckles Testifies on Foreclosure Prevention
In recent testimony
[PDF 2.0M] before the Subcommitee on Housing and Economic Opportunity, Ingrid Beckles, Freddie Mac's Vice President of Servicing and Asset Management, described Freddie Mac's approach to keeping families in their homes during the current housing market crisis.
Rebuilding the Gulf Region
Two years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita pummeled the Gulf Coast, US Senator Mary L. Landrieu and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour discuss the progress that has been made to renew and restore Louisiana and Mississippi. They also examine remaining challenges and suggest ways policy makers can help address them for a promising future for their citizens.
Read the interview.
Freddie Mac supports legislation that enhances the GSE regulatory structure in a way that ensures continued public confidence in the financial viability of the housing GSEs, which remain two key pillars of our nation's housing industry and broader economy. We urge policy makers to take into account the full impact of any proposed legislation on our continuing ability to serve the full breadth of our statutory mission of providing liquidity, stability and affordability to the nation's housing markets.
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Freddie Mac was chartered to provide liquidity, stability and affordability to the nation’s residential mortgage markets – and this includes the subprime market. Our participation in the subprime market has been as a responsible investor – and we continue to take that role very seriously.
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