Company: FMCCN
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001026214-25-000040
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Company: FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 15
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 asserted or threatened against us when a loss is probable (as defined in such guidance) and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The actual costs of resolving legal actions may be substantially higher or lower than the amounts accrued for those actions.It is not possible for us to predict the actions the U.S. government (including Treasury and FHFA) might take in connection with any of these lawsuits or any future lawsuits. However, it is possible that we could be adversely affected by these actions, including, for example, by changes to the Purchase Agreement, or any resulting actual or perceived changes in the level of U.S. government support for our business. Putative Securities Class Action Lawsuit: Ohio Public Employees Retirement System vs. Freddie Mac, Syron, Et Al.This putative securities class action lawsuit was filed against Freddie Mac and certain former officers on January 18, 2008 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio purportedly on behalf of a class of purchasers of Freddie Mac stock from August 1, 2006 through November 20, 2007. FHFA later intervened as Conservator, and the plaintiff amended its complaint on several occasions. The plaintiff alleged, among other things, that the defendants violated federal securities laws by making false and misleading statements concerning our business, risk management, and the procedures we put into place to protect the company from problems in the mortgage industry. The plaintiff seeks unspecified damages and interest, and reasonable costs and expenses, including attorney and expert fees.In August 2018, the District Court denied the plaintiff's motion for class certification. On April 6, 2023, the Sixth Circuit reversed the District Court's September 17, 2020 decision to grant the plaintiff's request for summary judgment and enter final judgment in favor of Freddie Mac and other defendants. The Sixth Circuit remanded the case to the District Court for further proceedings. On May 3, 2024, defendants filed motions for summary judgment, which remain pending. The trial in the District Court is scheduled to begin on October 6, 2025.Litigation Concerning the Purchase Agreement in the U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaIn re Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement Class Action Litigations. This is a consolidated class action lawsuit filed by private individual and institutional investors (collectively, "Class Plaintiffs") against FHFA, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac.  Fairholme Funds, Inc., et al. v. FHFA