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 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 8200 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, Virginia | 22102-3110 | |
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| 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.
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
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| Name: Kevin MacKenzie | ||||
| Title: VP and Deputy General Counsel - Corporate Securities | ||||