About Freddie Mac

Freddie Mac is a stockholder-owned corporation chartered by Congress in 1970 to create a continuous flow of funds to mortgage lenders in support of homeownership and rental housing.

Freddie Mac makes it possible for homeowners and renters to find lower housing costs and better access to home financing. Since our inception in 1970, Freddie Mac has financed homes for more than 46 million families - one in every six homes in America.

Freddie Mac has been named the top corporate philanthropist in the Washington Metropolitan area by the Washington Business Journal. We have invested more than $280 million in programs that strengthen families and communities. At Freddie Mac, helping giving back is more than a policy, it's our culture.