Freddie Mac: Top Multifamily Lenders of 2011

(Freddie Mac) (OTC: FMCC) announces its highest-producing multifamily mortgage sellers of 2011. These are the lenders who transacted the most financing volume with Freddie Mac. Through these and other lenders, the company purchased more than $20 billion in loans last year, comprising 321,000 rental units, and resulting in about $14 billion in mortgage securitizations. Quotes Attribute to David Brickman, senior vice president of Freddie Mac Multifamily

• "It was an outstanding year of partnership with these lenders who make a difference in their communities everyday by providing loans for the growing apartment rental market."
• "They achieved this status through hard work, persistence and a commitment to the industry. These lenders have hung in there during this challenging economic environment, and helped to keep much-needed credit flowing to the rental housing marketplace."

Freddie Mac was established by Congress in 1970 to provide liquidity, stability and affordability to the nation's residential mortgage markets. Freddie Mac supports communities across the nation by providing mortgage capital to lenders. Over the years, Freddie Mac has made home possible for one in six homebuyers and more than five million renters.  www.FreddieMac.com SOURCE  Freddie Mac