Freddie Mac Reports Net Income of $0.2 Billion and

Comprehensive Income of $0.6 Billion for First Quarter 2020

The Company Takes Extraordinary Steps to Support the Market During the Pandemic

“Freddie Mac’s first quarter was marked by unprecedented challenges to our country, our business 

and our markets - and I am very proud of how we have responded. We are offering relief to millions 

of homeowners and renters, supporting our customers in new and vital ways, and serving as a 

stabilizing force for the housing finance system. Through these efforts, we are continuing to fully 

serve our mission.”

David M. Brickman Chief Executive Officer

First Quarter 2020 Financial Results(1)

• Comprehensive income of $0.6 billion, down $1.8 billion from the prior quarter, driven by:

Higher credit-related expense of $1.1 billion, or $0.9 billion, after-tax, primarily due to higher expected 

credit losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;

Lower gains on single-family asset disposition activity of $0.6 billion, or $0.5 billion, after-tax; and

Higher market-related losses of $0.3 billion, after-tax, primarily driven by spread widening due to the 

pandemic. 

• Total equity/net worth(2) increased to $9.5 billion at March 31, 2020, from $9.1 billion at December

31, 2019.

COVID-19 Pandemic Response Efforts(1)

• Actions To Support Homeowners and Renters — In March 2020, working with the Federal Housing

Finance Agency (FHFA), the company took steps to provide relief to homeowners, renters, and

multifamily property owners with Freddie Mac-backed loans, including mortgage forbearance and

eviction protection.

• Actions To Support Lenders — Also working with FHFA, the company introduced temporary

measures to provide sellers with clarity and flexibility to help them continue to support borrowers.

Open for Business

• Freddie Mac demonstrated its business resiliency and importance to the housing markets by

continuing to serve its critical mission during the pandemic.

New business activity was $138 billion for Single-Family and $10 billion for Multifamily in the first 

quarter of 2020. The Single-Family and Multifamily guarantee portfolios grew 6% and 13%, 

respectively, year over year.

Credit enhancement coverage of the Single-Family credit guarantee portfolio increased to 58% in the 

first quarter of 2020 from 56% in the prior quarter; credit enhancement coverage of the Multifamily 

mortgage portfolio remained at 89%.

• As of March 31, 2020, the company maintained sufficient liquidity to meet its contractual obligations

and continued to actively access the debt markets.

• The company has not experienced any significant operational or technological issues associated

with its pandemic response efforts despite more than 95% of its workforce working remotely.

• In addition, the company continued to engage with its customers and third parties to ensure

continuity of critical business activities.

(1) See the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, for additional information on its response efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its 

outlook for 2020.

(2) See page 12 for additional information about the company's net worth and the September 2019 Letter Agreement.
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McLean, VA — Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today reported net income of $0.2 billion for the first quarter of 2020, 

compared to net income of $2.6 billion for the fourth quarter of 2019. The company also reported comprehensive 

income of $0.6 billion for the first quarter of 2020, compared to comprehensive income of $2.4 billion for the fourth 

quarter of 2019. 

• Comprehensive income decreased $1.8 billion from the prior quarter, mainly due to:

Higher credit-related expense of $1.1 billion primarily driven by higher expected credit losses on loans 

as a result of the pandemic, partially offset by the related expected recoveries from credit 

enhancements, such as STACR and ACIS, on the corresponding loans; 

Losses on single-family loans held in inventory due to effects from the pandemic, combined with lower 

gains on single-family reperforming and nonperforming loan sales due to a lower volume of 

dispositions;

Higher market-related losses primarily driven by spread widening, resulting in higher Multifamily 

spread-related fair value losses, partially offset by higher fair value gains on certain Single-Family 

credit risk transfer (CRT) transactions, both due to the effects of the pandemic; 

Although certain interest rates, such as the 10-year Treasury, reached all-time lows during the 

quarter, interest rate-related impacts on comprehensive income were minimal due to the 

company's effective use of hedge accounting; and

Lower net amortization income driven by the timing differences in amortization related to prepayments 

between the debt of consolidated trusts and the underlying mortgage loans, as loan prepayments 

increased significantly in March 2020.

Summary of Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) 

(Dollars in millions) 1Q 2020 4Q 2019 Change 1Q 2019 Change

Net interest income $2,785 $3,358 $(573) $3,153 $(368)

Guarantee fee income 377 239 138 290 87

Investment gains (losses), net (835) 901 (1,736) (513) (322)

Other income (loss) 95 75 20 (17) 112

Net revenues 2,422 4,573 (2,151) 2,913 (491)

Benefit (provision) for credit losses (1,233) 272 (1,505) 135 (1,368)

Credit enhancement (expense) benefit, net 236 (214) 450 (158) 394

Real estate owned (REO) operations expense (85) (57) (28) (33) (52)

Credit-related expense (1,082) 1 (1,083) (56) (1,026)

Administrative expense (587) (747) 160 (578) (9)

Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011

expense (432) (420) (12) (390) (42)

Other expense (103) (157) 54 (124) 21

Operating expense (1,122) (1,324) 202 (1,092) (30)

Income (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit 218 3,250 (3,032) 1,765 (1,547)

Income tax (expense) benefit (45) (658) 613 (358) 313

Net income (loss) 173 2,592 (2,419) 1,407 (1,234)

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of

taxes and reclassification adjustments 449 (144) 593 258 191

Comprehensive income (loss) $622 $2,448 $(1,826) $1,665 $(1,043)
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Selected Financial Measures 

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Yield

(Dollars in billions) 

 

• Net interest income and net interest yield decreased from the prior quarter, primarily driven by a less 

favorable hedge accounting mismatch and lower amortization income due to the timing difference in 

amortization related to prepayments between the debt of consolidated trusts and the underlying mortgage 

loans, partially offset by increased contractual net interest income from the Single-Family guarantee 

portfolio. 

Guarantee Fee Income(1) and 

Multifamily Guarantee Portfolio 

 

(1) Guarantee fee income on a GAAP basis is primarily from the company’s multifamily business.

• The company’s guarantee business remained strong in the first quarter of 2020 as evidenced by continued 

high contractual guarantee fee income. Improvements in the fair value of multifamily guarantee assets due 

to declines in interest rates resulted in an increase in guarantee fee income in the quarter.
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Credit-Related Expense(1)(2)

(Dollars in billions) 

(1) Excludes interest expense related to single-family CRT debt included in GAAP net interest income.

(2) The company adopted the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) impairment model on January 1, 2020. See the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 

March 31, 2020, for additional information.

• Credit-related expense increased from the prior quarter, primarily due to:

A shift from a benefit for credit losses to a provision to incorporate the forecasts of higher expected 

credit losses on loans as a result of the pandemic; partially offset by

A shift from a credit enhancement expense to a benefit due to an increase in expected recoveries from 

certain credit enhancements, such as STACR and ACIS transactions, as a result of the corresponding 

increase in expected credit losses on the covered loans. 
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Non-GAAP Financial Measure Highlights 

In addition to analyzing the company’s results on a GAAP basis, management reviews net interest income and 

guarantee fee income on an “adjusted,” or non-GAAP, basis. These adjusted financial measures are calculated by 

reclassifying certain credit guarantee-related activities and investment-related activities between various line items 

on the company’s GAAP consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The company also presents one 

additional non-GAAP financial measure, adjusted net interest yield, that is calculated based on adjusted net 

interest income. Management believes that this non-GAAP financial measure is useful because it more clearly 

reflects the company’s sources of revenue and return.

For additional information about the company's non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations to the 

comparable amounts under GAAP, see pages 16 - 17 of this press release.

Adjusted Net Interest Income(1), Adjusted Net Interest Yield(1), and 

Investments Portfolio

(Dollars in billions)

 

(1) Non-GAAP financial measure. For reconciliations to the comparable amounts under GAAP, see page 16 of this press release.

Amounts may not add due to rounding.

• Adjusted net interest income and adjusted net interest yield increased slightly from the prior quarter, 

primarily driven by lower funding costs due to the decline in interest rates as a result of the pandemic, 

partially offset by a higher proportion of the lower yielding other investments portfolio. 

• The mortgage-related investments portfolio was $211 billion, down more than $1 billion, or 1%, from the 

prior quarter and $8 billion, or 4%, from the prior year. In February 2019, FHFA directed the company to 

maintain the mortgage-related investments portfolio at or below $225 billion at all times.
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Adjusted Guarantee Fee Income(1) and 

Total Guarantee Portfolio 

(Dollars in billions) 

 

(1) Non-GAAP financial measure. For reconciliations to the comparable amounts under GAAP, see page 16 of this press release.

Amounts may not add due to rounding.

• Adjusted guarantee fee income remained strong, increasing slightly from the prior quarter. Increases in 

Multifamily guarantee fee income and Single-Family contractual guarantee fee income were partially offset 

by lower Single-Family upfront fee amortization income due to lower loan prepayments compared to the 

prior quarter.

• The total guarantee portfolio grew $30 billion, or 1%, from the prior quarter and $138 billion, or 6%, from 

the prior year, driven by increases in both the Single-Family and Multifamily guarantee portfolios.

Return on Conservatorship Capital (ROCC)

The table below provides the ROCC, calculated as (1) annualized comprehensive income for the period divided by 

(2) average conservatorship capital during the period. 

ROCC is not based on the company's total equity and does not reflect actual returns on total equity. The company 

does not believe that returns on total equity are meaningful because of the net worth limit imposed since 2012 

under the Purchase Agreement. In addition, the company believes that returns post-conservatorship would most 

likely be lower than the levels calculated below, assuming the same portfolio of risk assets, as it expects that it 

would hold capital above the minimum required regulatory capital levels and that it would likely be required to pay 

fees for federal government support, thereby reducing its total comprehensive income.

The Conservatorship Capital Framework (CCF) has been and may be further revised by FHFA from time to time, 

including in connection with FHFA’s consideration and adoption of a final Enterprise Capital Rule, which could 

possibly result in material changes in the company's conservatorship capital and, thus, its returns on 

conservatorship capital. FHFA has announced that it plans to re-propose the Enterprise Capital Rule in 2020.

Return on Conservatorship Capital 

(Dollars in billions) 1Q 2020 4Q 2019 Change 1Q 2019 Change

Comprehensive income $0.6 $2.4 $(1.8) $1.7 $(1.1)

Conservatorship capital (average during the period)(1)(2) $50.5 $51.5 $(1.0) $52.4 $(1.9)

ROCC, based on comprehensive income 4.9% 19.0% (14.1)% 12.7% (7.8)%

(1) Average conservatorship capital and ROCC for 1Q 2020 are preliminary and subject to change until official submission to FHFA. 

(2) Average conservatorship capital for each period is based on the CCF in effect during that period. The CCF in effect as of March 31, 2020 was largely unchanged from the CCF as of 

December 31, 2019.

Amounts may not add due to rounding.

ROCC decreased compared to the prior quarter, primarily driven by the decrease in comprehensive income in the 

first quarter of 2020.
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For additional information on the CCF and ROCC, see the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the 

quarter ended March 31, 2020.

Segment Financial Results and Business Highlights

Freddie Mac’s operations consist of three reportable segments, which are based on the types of business activities 

they perform – Single-Family Guarantee, Multifamily, and Capital Markets. The company presents Segment 

Earnings for each reportable segment by reclassifying certain credit guarantee-related activities and investmentrelated activities between various line items on its GAAP consolidated statements of comprehensive income and 

allocating certain revenues and expenses, including funding costs and administrative expenses, to its three 

reportable segments.

For more information about Segment Earnings, see Note 13 to the financial statements included in the company’s 

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

Single-Family Guarantee Segment 

Providing liquidity to the market while transforming U.S. housing finance

Financial Results(1) 

(Dollars in millions) 1Q 2020 4Q 2019 Change 1Q 2019 Change

Guarantee fee income $2,093 $2,199 $(106) $1,635 $458

Investment gains (losses), net 437 325 112 6 431

Other income (loss) 15 167 (152) 112 (97)

Net revenues 2,545 2,691 (146) 1,753 792

Benefit (provision) for credit losses (1,222) 177 (1,399) 71 (1,293)

Credit enhancement (expense) benefit, net 28 (393) 421 (316) 344

REO operations expense (87) (60) (27) (38) (49)

Credit-related expense (1,281) (276) (1,005) (283) (998)

Administrative expense (372) (474) 102 (374) 2

Other expense (151) (161) 10 (168) 17

Operating expense (523) (635) 112 (542) 19

Segment Earnings (Losses) before income tax

(expense) benefit 741 1,780 (1,039) 928 (187)

Income tax (expense) benefit (153) (360) 207 (188) 35

Segment Earnings (Losses), net of taxes 588 1,420 (832) 740 (152)

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (2) (13) 11 (4) 2

Total comprehensive income (loss) $586 $1,407 $(821) $736 $(150)

(1) The financial performance of the company’s Single-Family Guarantee segment is measured based on its contribution to GAAP net income (loss).

Key Drivers

Comprehensive income decreased from the prior quarter, primarily due to:

• Higher credit-related expense primarily driven by higher expected credit losses on loans as a result of the 

pandemic, partially offset by the related expected recoveries from credit enhancements, such as STACR and 

ACIS, on the corresponding covered loans; 

• Lower guarantee fee income due to a decline in upfront fee amortization resulting from lower loan prepayments 

in the current quarter as compared to the prior quarter; and

• Higher investment gains due to higher fair value gains on certain CRT transactions resulting from significant 

spread widening in the first quarter, partially offset by valuation losses on single-family loans held in inventory, 

both driven by the impact of the pandemic. Gains were lower on reperforming and nonperforming loan sales 

due to a lower volume of dispositions. 

Business Highlights

• New business activity was $138 billion, a decrease of $9 billion, or 6%, from the prior quarter, primarily 

resulting from a decrease in purchase volume. 
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The weighted average original loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of new business activity was 74% for the first 

quarter of 2020, down from 75% for the prior quarter, while the weighted average original credit score was 

752, unchanged from the prior quarter. 

The average guarantee fee rate charged on new acquisitions was 49 basis points, up from 48 basis points 

for the prior quarter. 

First-time homebuyers represented 47% of new single-family purchase loans in the first quarter of 2020.

The company provided funding for 526,000 single-family homes, nearly 309,000 of which were refinance 

loans.

• The Single-Family credit guarantee portfolio increased 6% from March 31, 2019, to $2,020 billion at March 31, 

2020, driven by an increase in U.S. single-family mortgage debt outstanding as a result of home price 

appreciation.

The average guarantee fee rate on the Single-Family credit guarantee portfolio was 42 basis points, down 

from 45 basis points for the prior quarter. 

The rate decreased in the first quarter of 2020 due to the decreased amortization of single-family 

upfront fees, net of hedging, driven by a lower prepayment rate, partially offset by an increase in 

contractual guarantee fees as older vintages were replaced by acquisitions of new loans with higher 

contractual guarantee fees.

• The Single-Family serious delinquency rate declined to 0.60%, from 0.63% at the end of the prior year.

• The company reduces the amount of conservatorship capital needed for credit risk by shifting the risk of credit 

losses from Freddie Mac to third-party investors through its CRT transactions, primarily STACR and ACIS 

transactions.

As of March 31, 2020, 51% of the Single-Family credit guarantee portfolio was covered by certain CRT 

transactions (including STACR, ACIS, certain senior subordination securitization structures, and certain 

lender risk-sharing transactions), and conservatorship capital needed for credit risk on this population was 

reduced by approximately 75% through these CRT transactions based on prescribed CCF guidelines.
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Multifamily Segment 

Leading through innovation

Financial Results(1) 

(Dollars in millions) 1Q 2020 4Q 2019 Change 1Q 2019 Change

Net interest income $269 $264 $5 $247 $22

Guarantee fee income 413 227 186 287 126

Investment gains (losses), net (851) 317 (1,168) (26) (825)

Other income (loss) 37 22 15 29 8

Net revenues (132) 830 (962) 537 (669)

Credit-related expense (43) (2) (41) (5) (38)

Administrative expense (120) (146) 26 (112) (8)

Other expense (5) (14) 9 (6) 1

Operating expense (125) (160) 35 (118) (7)

Segment Earnings (Losses) before income tax

(expense) benefit (300) 668 (968) 414 (714)

Income tax (expense) benefit 62 (135) 197 (84) 146

Segment Earnings (Losses), net of taxes (238) 533 (771) 330 (568)

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 64 (31) 95 65 (1)

Total comprehensive income (loss) $(174) $502 $(676) $395 $(569)

(1) The financial performance of the company’s Multifamily segment is measured based on its contribution to GAAP comprehensive income (loss).

Key Drivers

Comprehensive income decreased from the prior quarter, primarily due to:

• Investment losses (net of other comprehensive income), primarily driven by increased spread-related fair value 

losses due to spread widening in the first quarter of 2020, combined with losses on derivatives used to 

economically hedge index lock commitments due to interest rate declines as a result of the market volatility 

caused by the pandemic; 

Economic hedging losses will be mostly offset in the second quarter of 2020 as the index locks become 

loan purchase commitments that are measured at fair value; and

• Higher guarantee fee income, driven by improvements in the fair value of guarantee assets due to declines in 

interest rates.

Business Highlights

• New business activity was $10.0 billion, a 44% decrease from the prior quarter, as funding activity is typically 

higher at year-end.

In September 2019, FHFA announced a revised loan purchase cap structure for the multifamily business. 

The loan purchase cap is $100.0 billion for the five-quarter period from the fourth quarter of 2019 through 

the fourth quarter of 2020 and at least 37.5% of the new multifamily business must be mission-driven, 

affordable housing over the same five-quarter period.

As of March 31, 2020, the total cumulative new business activity subject to the cap was $27.4 billion. 

Approximately 39% of this activity was mission-driven, affordable housing. 

The weighted average original LTV ratio of new business activity was 69% for the first quarter of 2020, 

substantially unchanged from the prior quarter.

The company provided financing for more than 111,000 rental units.

96% of the eligible multifamily rental units financed in the first quarter of 2020 were affordable to families 

earning at or below 120% of area median incomes.

• The Multifamily guarantee portfolio increased to $275 billion, driven by new securitization activity. 

• The Multifamily delinquency rate remained low at 0.08%.
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• As of March 31, 2020, the company had cumulatively transferred the large majority of expected and stress 

credit risk on the Multifamily guarantee portfolio, primarily through subordination in its securitizations. 

In addition, nearly all of the company's securitization activities shifted substantially all the interest-rate and 

liquidity risk associated with the underlying collateral away from Freddie Mac to third-party investors. 

Capital Markets Segment 

Innovating the distribution of loans and securities into the mortgage market and actively reducing risk for taxpayers

Financial Results(1) 

(Dollars in millions) 1Q 2020 4Q 2019 Change 1Q 2019 Change

Net interest income $509 $484 $25 $758 $(249)

Investment gains (losses), net (427) 552 (979) (36) (391)

Other income (loss) (201) (62) (139) (206) 5

Net revenues (119) 974 (1,093) 516 (635)

Administrative expense (95) (127) 32 (92) (3)

Other expense (9) (45) 36 (1) (8)

Operating expense (104) (172) 68 (93) (11)

Segment Earnings (Losses) before income tax

(expense) benefit (223) 802 (1,025) 423 (646)

Income tax (expense) benefit 46 (163) 209 (86) 132

Segment Earnings (Losses), net of taxes (177) 639 (816) 337 (514)

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 387 (100) 487 197 190

Total comprehensive income (loss) $210 $539 $(329) $534 $(324)

(1) The financial performance of the company’s Capital Markets segment is measured based on its contribution to GAAP comprehensive income (loss).

Key Drivers

• Comprehensive income decreased from the prior quarter, primarily due to:

Higher fair value losses on investments (some of which are recorded in other comprehensive income) due 

to spread widening, partially offset by fair value gains due to lower interest rates, combined with losses 

from derivatives due to lower interest rates, most of which were deferred due to the company’s effective 

use of hedge accounting. Spread changes and lower interest rates were both driven by significant market 

volatility caused by the pandemic; 

Lower gains on reperforming loan sales due to a lower volume of dispositions; and 

Higher amortization expense in other income (loss) due to the timing difference in amortization related to 

prepayments between the debt of consolidated trusts and the underlying mortgage loans; partially offset 

by

Increased net interest income driven by lower amortization expense due to a decrease in loan 

prepayments.

Business Highlights

• Freddie Mac continued to maintain a presence in the agency mortgage-related securities market to 

strategically support the guarantee business.

• While the company continued to actively reduce its holdings of less liquid assets during the first quarter of 

2020, the effect of the pandemic on market conditions negatively affected the overall liquidity of the 

company's portfolios. In addition, although FHFA has instructed the company to maintain loans in COVID-19 

payment forbearance plans in mortgage-backed security pools for at least the duration of the forbearance 

plan, its less liquid assets are likely to increase in future periods as the company will likely purchase a higher 

amount of delinquent and modified loans out of Freddie Mac mortgage-backed security pools. Its less liquid 

assets are likely to increase in future periods as the company expects its ability to continue to sell less liquid 

assets at acceptable prices may be negatively affected by the market volatility caused by the pandemic.
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Housing Market Support 

Freddie Mac supports the U.S. housing market by executing its Charter Mission to ensure credit availability for new 

and refinanced single-family mortgages as well as for rental housing, and by helping struggling homeowners avoid 

foreclosure. Despite the significant challenges presented by the pandemic, the company remains open for 

business.

Mortgage Funding – Freddie Mac provided approximately $152 billion in liquidity to the market in the three 

months ended March 31, 2020, funding: 

• Nearly 526,000 single-family homes, approximately 309,000 of which were refinance loans; and

• More than 111,000 multifamily rental units.

Number of Families Helped to Own or Rent a Home

(In Thousands)

(1) As of March 31.

Amounts may not add due to rounding.

Preventing Foreclosures – Freddie Mac continued to help struggling borrowers retain their homes or otherwise

avoid foreclosure, completing nearly 11,000 single-family loan workouts in the three months ended March 31, 2020 

compared to approximately 15,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2019. 
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About Freddie Mac’s Conservatorship 

Since September 2008, Freddie Mac has been operating under conservatorship with FHFA as Conservator. The 

support provided by Treasury pursuant to the Purchase Agreement enables the company to maintain access to the 

debt markets and have adequate liquidity to conduct its normal business operations. 

Treasury Draws(1) and Dividend Payments

(Dollars in billions) 

(1) Excludes the initial $1 billion liquidation preference of senior preferred stock issued to Treasury in September 2008 as consideration for Treasury’s funding commitment, and the 

increases in the aggregate liquidation preference of the senior preferred stock pursuant to the December 2017 and September 2019 Letter Agreements. The company received no 

cash proceeds in connection with the initial $1 billion liquidation preference of senior preferred stock or the $3 billion, $1.8 billion, $1.8 billion, and $2.4 billion increases on December 

31, 2017, September 30, 2019, December 31, 2019, and March 31, 2020, respectively.

(2) As of March 31, 2020.

• As a result of the increase in the Capital Reserve Amount pursuant to the September 2019 Letter 

Agreement, the company did not have a dividend requirement to Treasury on the senior preferred stock in 

March 2020, and it will not be required to pay a dividend on the senior preferred stock to Treasury until its 

Net Worth Amount exceeds $20.0 billion.

Pursuant to the September 2019 Letter Agreement, the liquidation preference of the senior preferred 

stock increased from $79.3 billion to $81.8 billion on March 31, 2020 based on the $2.4 billion increase 

in the Net Worth Amount during the fourth quarter of 2019.

The liquidation preference will increase to $82.2 billion on June 30, 2020 based on the $0.4 billion 

increase in the Net Worth Amount during the first quarter of 2020. The variance between the 

company's $0.6 billion comprehensive income and the increase in the liquidation preference is due 

to an adjustment to retained earnings made on January 1, 2020, related to the adoption of CECL, 

which totaled $0.2 billion, net of income taxes.

• The amount of funding available to Freddie Mac under the Purchase Agreement remained $140.2 billion at 

March 31, 2020.

Amounts may not add due to rounding.
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Additional Information

For more information, including information related to Freddie Mac’s financial results, conservatorship, and related 

matters, see the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and the 

company’s Financial Results Supplement. These documents are available on the Investor Relations page of the 

company’s website at www.FreddieMac.com/investors.

Additional information about Freddie Mac and its business is also set forth in the company’s other filings with the 

SEC, which are available on the Investor Relations page of the company’s website at www.FreddieMac.com/

investors and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Freddie Mac encourages all investors and interested members of 

the public to review these materials for a more complete understanding of the company’s financial results and 

related disclosures.

Webcast Announcement

Management will host a conference call at 9 a.m. Eastern Time on April 30, 2020 to discuss the company’s results 

with the media. The conference call will be concurrently webcast. To access the live audio webcast, use the 

following link: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/x3m5nirr. The replay will be available on the company’s 

website at www.FreddieMac.com/investors for approximately 30 days. All materials related to the call will be 

available on the Investor Relations page of the company’s website at www.FreddieMac.com/investors.

Media Contact: Frederick Solomon (703) 903-3861 Investor Contact: Laurie Garthune (571) 382-4732 

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This press release contains forward-looking statements, which may include statements pertaining to the 

conservatorship, the company’s current expectations and objectives for its Single-Family Guarantee, Multifamily, 

and Capital Markets segments, its efforts to assist the housing market, liquidity and capital management, 

economic and market conditions and trends, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and actions taken in response 

thereto on its business, financial condition, and liquidity, its market share, the effect of legislative and regulatory 

developments and new accounting guidance, credit quality of loans the company owns or guarantees, the costs 

and benefits of the company’s CRT transactions, and results of operations and financial condition on a GAAP, 

Segment Earnings, non-GAAP, and fair value basis. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks 

and uncertainties, some of which are beyond the company’s control. Management’s expectations for the 

company’s future necessarily involve a number of assumptions, judgments, and estimates, and various factors, 

including changes in market conditions, liquidity, mortgage spreads, credit outlook, uncertainty about the duration 

and severity, and effects of, the COVID-19 pandemic and actions taken in response thereto, actions by the U.S. 

government (including FHFA, Treasury, Congress, and state and local governments), and the impacts of legislation 

or regulations and new or amended accounting guidance, could cause actual results to differ materially from these 

expectations. These assumptions, judgments, estimates, and factors are discussed in the company’s Quarterly 

Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, which is available on the Investor Relations page of 

the company’s website at www.FreddieMac.com/investors and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The company 

undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements it makes to reflect events or circumstances 

occurring after the date of this press release.

Freddie Mac makes home possible for millions of families and individuals by providing mortgage capital to lenders. 

Since its creation by Congress in 1970, the company has made housing more accessible and affordable for 

homebuyers and renters in communities nationwide. The company is building a better housing finance system for 

homebuyers, renters, lenders, and taxpayers. Learn more at FreddieMac.com, Twitter @FreddieMac and Freddie 

Mac’s blog FreddieMac.com/blog.
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FREDDIE MAC

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) 

(In millions, except share-related amounts) 1Q 2020 4Q 2019 1Q 2019

Interest income

Mortgage loans $16,632 $16,851 $17,946

Investment securities 652 678 689

Other 308 378 351

Total interest income 17,592 17,907 18,986

Interest expense (14,807) (14,549) (15,833)

Net interest income 2,785 3,358 3,153

Non-interest income (loss)

Guarantee fee income 377 239 290

Investment gains (losses), net (835) 901 (513)

Other income (loss) 95 75 (17)

Non-interest income (loss) (363) 1,215 (240)

Net revenues 2,422 4,573 2,913

Benefit (provision) for credit losses (1,233) 272 135

Non-interest expense

Salaries and employee benefits (341) (451) (322)

Professional services (76) (103) (105)

Other administrative expense (170) (193) (151)

Total administrative expense (587) (747) (578)

Credit enhancement (expense) benefit, net 236 (214) (158)

REO operations expense (85) (57) (33)

Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 expense (432) (420) (390)

Other expense (103) (157) (124)

Non-interest expense (971) (1,595) (1,283)

Income (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit 218 3,250 1,765

Income tax (expense) benefit (45) (658) (358)

Net income (loss) 173 2,592 1,407

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes and reclassification

adjustments

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) related to available-for-sale securities 438 (139) 246

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) related to cash flow hedge relationships 13 14 18

Changes in defined benefit plans (2) (19) (6)

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes and reclassification

adjustments 449 (144) 258

Comprehensive income (loss) $622 $2,448 $1,665

Net income (loss) $173 $2,592 $1,407

Undistributed net worth sweep, senior preferred stock dividends, or future increase

in senior preferred stock liquidation preference (382) (2,448) (1,665)

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $(209) $144 $(258)

Net income (loss) per common share — basic and diluted $(0.06) $0.04 $(0.08)

Weighted average common shares outstanding (in millions) — basic and diluted 3,234 3,234 3,234
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) 

March 31 December 31,

(In millions, except share-related amounts) 2020 2019

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents (includes $17,920 and $991 of restricted cash and cash equivalents) $24,324 $5,189

Securities purchased under agreements to resell 45,968 56,271

Investment securities, at fair value 79,189 75,711

Mortgage loans held-for-sale (includes $13,518 and $15,035 at fair value) 32,502 35,288

Mortgage loans held-for-investment (net of allowance for credit losses of $6,121 and $4,234) 2,014,155 1,984,912

Accrued interest receivable 6,841 6,848

Derivative assets, net 2,815 844

Deferred tax assets, net 4,629 5,918

Other assets (includes $4,914 and $4,627 at fair value) 31,561 22,799

Total assets $2,241,984 $2,193,780

Liabilities and equity

Liabilities

Accrued interest payable $6,271 $6,559

Debt (includes $3,214 and $3,938 at fair value) 2,216,135 2,169,685

Derivative liabilities, net 2,226 372

Other liabilities 7,848 8,042

Total liabilities 2,232,480 2,184,658

Commitments and contingencies

Equity

Senior preferred stock (liquidation preference of $81,770 and $79,322) 72,648 72,648

Preferred stock, at redemption value 14,109 14,109

Common stock, $0.00 par value, 4,000,000,000 shares authorized, 725,863,886 shares

issued and 650,059,033 shares outstanding — —

Additional paid-in capital — —

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) (74,255) (74,188)

AOCI, net of taxes, related to:

Available-for-sale securities 1,056 618

Cash flow hedge relationships (231) (244)

Defined benefit plans 62 64

Total AOCI, net of taxes 887 438

Treasury stock, at cost, 75,804,853 shares (3,885) (3,885)

Total equity 9,504 9,122

Total liabilities and equity $2,241,984 $2,193,780

The table below presents the carrying value and classification of the assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) on the

company's condensed consolidated balance sheets.

March 31 December 31,

(In millions) 2020 2019

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Line Item

Assets:

Mortgage loans held-for-investment $1,963,630 $1,940,523

All other assets 53,415 40,598

Total assets of consolidated VIEs $2,017,045 $1,981,121

Liabilities:

Debt $1,930,005 $1,898,355

All other liabilities 5,551 5,537

Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs $1,935,556 $1,903,892
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Non-GAAP Reconciliations 

The company’s GAAP net interest income includes the spread earned on its investment activities plus the

guarantee fees earned by its single-family business. Adjusted net interest income is the net spread earned on the

company’s investment activities, including the cost of funds associated with using derivatives. Net interest yield,

GAAP and adjusted, is calculated as annualized quarterly GAAP or adjusted net interest income divided by the

average balance of the underlying assets and liabilities.

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Interest Income to Adjusted Net Interest Income (pre-tax)

(Dollars in millions) 1Q 2019 2Q 2019 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020

GAAP net interest income $3,153 $2,927 $2,410 $3,358 $2,785

Reclassifications:

Guarantee fee income reclassified to adjusted guarantee fee 

income (1)(2)

(2,022) (2,287) (2,486) (2,607) (2,561)

Accrual of periodic cash settlements reclassified from 

derivative gain (loss) (3)

(54) (42) (47) (129) (176)

Hedge accounting impact (4) (267) 13 517 (11) 350

Other reclassifications (5) 195 402 395 137 380

Total reclassifications (2,148) (1,914) (1,621) (2,610) (2,007)

Adjusted net interest income $1,005 $1,013 $789 $748 $778

Average balance of assets and liabilities, GAAP (in billions) $2,062 $2,089 $2,120 $2,162 $2,205

Average balance of assets and liabilities, adjusted (in billions) $293 $303 $311 $319 $324

The company's GAAP guarantee fees are primarily those generated by the company's multifamily business.

Adjusted guarantee fee income consists of the revenues from guarantee fees from both the single-family and

multifamily businesses, net of the 10 basis point guarantee fee remitted to Treasury as part of the Temporary

Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011.

Reconciliation of GAAP Guarantee Fee Income to Adjusted Guarantee Fee Income (pre-tax)

(Dollars in millions) 1Q 2019 2Q 2019 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020

GAAP guarantee fee income $290 $280 $280 $239 $377

Reclassifications:

Guarantee fee income reclassified from net interest income (1)(2) 2,022 2,287 2,486 2,607 2,561

Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 expense 

reclassified from other non-interest expense (6)

(390) (399) (408) (420) (432)

Total reclassifications 1,632 1,888 2,078 2,187 2,129

Adjusted guarantee fee income $1,922 $2,168 $2,358 $2,426 $2,506

Columns may not add due to rounding. 

For notes on reclassifications, see page 17 of this press release. 
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Notes on Significant Reclassifications

(1) Net guarantee fees, including upfront fees and related hedge amortization and implied guarantee fee income 

related to unsecuritized loans held in the mortgage-related investments portfolio, are reclassified from GAAP net 

interest income to adjusted guarantee fee income.

(2) Short-term returns on cash received related to certain upfront fees on single-family loans are reclassified from 

GAAP net interest income to adjusted guarantee fee income. 

(3) The accrual of periodic cash settlements of derivatives is reclassified from GAAP investment gains (losses) to 

adjusted net interest income to fully reflect the periodic cost associated with the protection provided by these 

contracts.

(4) Hedge accounting impact consists of removing the effects of hedge accounting including deferred gains and 

losses on closed cash flow hedges related to forecasted debt issuances. 

(5) Other reclassifications primarily relate to items reclassified out of GAAP net interest income, including the 

amortization related to derivative commitment basis adjustments associated with mortgage-related and nonmortgage-related securities, amortization related to accretion of other-than-temporary impairments on availablefor-sale securities, amortization of discounts on loans purchased with deteriorated credit quality that are on 

accrual status, amortization related to premiums and discounts, including non-cash premiums and discounts, on 

single-family loans in trusts and on the associated consolidated securities, amortization related to premiums and 

discounts associated with securities issued by consolidated trusts that were previously held and subsequently 

transferred to third parties, costs associated with STACR debt note expenses, and internally allocated costs 

associated with the refinancing of debt related to Multifamily segment held-for-investment loans which were 

securitized.

(6) The expense related to the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 is reclassified from GAAP other 

non-interest expense to adjusted guarantee fee income. As a result of the reclassification, the revenue and 

expense related to the legislated 10 basis point increase are netted within adjusted guarantee fee income.