Freddie Mac posts $3.2B Q3 2026 profit as credit-loss provision grows
Freddie Mac earned $3.2 billion in the third quarter of 2026, up 17% year over year, as its credit-loss provision grew.
Key facts
- Freddie Mac net income was $3.2 billion in Q3 2026, up 17% year over year and down 16% from Q2 2026.
- Freddie Mac's credit-loss provision rose to $800 million from $175 million a year earlier, tied to higher projected mortgage rates.
- Multifamily new business activity totaled $16 billion, compared with $25 billion in Q3 2025, which Freddie Mac attributed mainly to higher mortgage rates.
- The single-family serious delinquency rate rose to 0.61% from 0.57% a year earlier, and the multifamily rate rose to 0.58% from 0.51%.
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Source: Freddie Mac’s Q3 earnings fall as credit-loss provision swings — HousingWire, October 29, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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