FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (Freddie Mac) (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   August 22, 2014

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (Freddie Mac)
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Federally Chartered Corporation 001-34139 52-0904874
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
8200 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, Virginia   22102-3110
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   703-903-2000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 22, 2014, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), as conservator of Freddie Mac (formally known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) and Fannie Mae (formally known as the Federal National Mortgage Association), announced that it has reached an agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co. and affiliates to settle litigation previously initiated by FHFA related to residential non-agency mortgage-related securities purchased by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Under the terms of the agreement, Goldman Sachs & Co. will make a cash payment of approximately $2.154 billion to Freddie Mac in exchange for certain residential non-agency mortgage-related securities with an unpaid principal balance of approximately $2.145 billion.





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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (Freddie Mac)
          
August 25, 2014   By:   Kevin MacKenzie
       
        Name: Kevin MacKenzie
        Title: VP and Deputy General Counsel - Corporate Securities