See also Fixed-Rate Mortgage.
The Freddie Mac 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Benchmark informs consumers on the trends in mortgage rates for fixed-rate 30-year and 15-year mortgages, and 5-year and 1-year adjustable rate mortgages. A congressionally chartered corporation regulated by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight purchases mortgages and related securities and then issues securities and bonds in financial markets backed by those mortgages in secondary markets.