Freddie Mac Single-Family Home Starts Here

On the first episode, Deb Jones, Senior Vice President and Director, Mortgage Capital Markets, Citizens Bank, chats with guest host Phil Treadwell, founder of M1 Academy and host of the Mortgage Marketing podcast, and explore ways to make homeownership more affordable, sustainable and equitable.

Introducing Empower Your Outreach, a podcast series for real estate professionals who want to keep track of housing market trends and strengthen their roles as trusted advisors in the communities they serve. In the inaugural episode, Monica La Crue, Affordable Lending Manager and Tamela Thurman, Equitable Housing Director, discuss how to build for tomorrow through equitable and sustainable homeownership initiatives.

Single-Family Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) VP Mike Reynolds sits down with Jim Bennison, Executive VP and Head of Alternative Markets at Arch MI. Mortgage insurance can be thought of as the oldest and most used form of CRT for Freddie Mac. Learn more in this discussion about how mortgage insurance companies, including (re)insurers, play a key role in the U.S. housing market ecosystem.

Award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien shared her experiences and advice regarding women advancing in their careers during the 2019 FreddieMacCONNECT conference.

Growing investor and borrower demand along with heightened regulatory pressure often have mortgage lenders backlogged with integration work and operational inefficiency. Freddie Mac is focused on delivering solutions to clients that will increase efficiency and data accuracy, saving them time and money. Learn more about how Freddie Mac is using application programming interfaces (APIs) to speed up and simplify pre-qualifications, simplify decisioning on workout options and create a more efficient borrower experience.