Company: FMCCN
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001026214-25-000040
Chunk: 213

Company: FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 15
Chunk 213
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 of our securitization transactions. We also use trusts that are VIEs in certain CRT products.

Consolidated VIEsWe consolidate VIEs when we have a controlling financial interest in the VIE and are therefore considered the primary beneficiary of the VIE. We are the primary beneficiary of a VIE when we have both the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance and exposure to losses or benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. We evaluate whether we are the primary beneficiary of VIEs in which we have interests at both inception and on an ongoing basis, and the primary beneficiary determination may change over time as our interest in the VIE changes. Generally, the assets of our consolidated VIEs can be used only to settle obligations of the VIE, and the creditors of our consolidated VIEs have recourse to the general credit of Freddie Mac only to the extent that we have provided a guarantee to the VIE.When we consolidate a VIE, we recognize the assets and liabilities of the VIE on our consolidated balance sheets and account for those assets and liabilities based on the applicable GAAP for each specific type of asset or liability. Assets and liabilities that we transfer to a VIE at, after, or shortly before the date we become the primary beneficiary of the VIE are initially measured at the same amounts that they would have been measured if they had not been transferred, and no gain or loss is recognized on these transfers. For all other VIEs that we consolidate, we recognize the assets and liabilities of the VIE at fair value, and we recognize a gain or loss for the difference between:n    The sum of the fair value of the consideration paid, the fair value of any noncontrolling interests, and the reported amount of any previously held interests andn    The fair value of the net identifiable assets recognized. Single-FamilySecuritization ProductsLevel 1 Securitization ProductsLevel 1 Securitization Products consist of UMBS, 55-day MBS, ARM PCs and Gold PCs, which are all pass-through debt securities that represent undivided beneficial interests in a pool of loans held by a securitization trust. All Level 1 Securitization Products are backed only by mortgage loans we have acquired. We serve as both administrator and guarantor for these trusts. As administrator, we have the right to establish servicing terms and direct loss mitigation activities for the loans held by these trusts