"Long before the housing crisis began, attacking mortgage fraud has been a top priority at Freddie Mac. That's why we produce viral videos dramatizing loan modification scams, assist the FBI and law enforcement as they investigate and prosecute fraud artists, and spent the last decade launching local Don't Borrow Trouble anti-fraud campaigns across the nation. (For more information, see freddiemac.com/avoidfraud.)

"We look forward to working with the Treasury Department, the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Columbus Housing Partnership, NeighborWorks(R) America and the other coalition members to close the door on mortgage fraud."

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.

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Freddie Mac's press releases sometimes contain forward-looking statements. A description of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in these and other forward-looking statements can be found in the company's http://www.freddiemac.com/investors/infostatRegistration Statement on Form 10 dated July 18, 2008 and its reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K, filed with the SEC and available on the Investor Relations page of the company's Web site at www.FreddieMac.com/investors and the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov.

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

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The loan limit for subordinate lien mortgage loans remains at half of the one-unit loan limit for first mortgages, or $208,500.

FHFA has also extended the high-cost loan limits for mortgages originated in certain high cost areas, up to a maximum of $729,750 in the contiguous United States through 2010, pursuant to a Continuing Resolution passed by Congress and signed by President Obama on October 30, 2009.

The loan limit for first mortgages will be 50 percent higher in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the US Virgin Islands. This means the maximum in these states and territories will be $625,500 for mortgages secure by one-unit properties, with slightly higher limits in designated high-cost counties.

Link to 2010 High-Cost Area Loan Limits (XLS Format)

Link to 2010 Loan Limits for All Counties (XLS format)

Freddie Mac is a stockholder-owned corporation established by Congress in 1970 to provide liquidity, stability and affordability to the nation's residential mortgage markets. Freddie Mac raises capital on Wall Street and throughout the world's capital markets to finance mortgages for families across America. Over the years, Freddie Mac has made home possible for one in six homebuyers and more than five million renters.

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Freddie Mac's 2010 Reference Bills Calendar provides announcement and auction dates for one-, three-, six- and 12-month Reference Bills securities. One-month Reference Bills auctions will be optional each week, with a minimum of one auction per month. Three- and six-month Reference Bills will be auctioned every week. Auctions of 12-month Reference Bills securities will be optional each week. During the year, Freddie Mac will auction all one-, three-, six- and 12-month Reference Bills securities on Mondays unless Monday is a holiday. If Monday is a holiday, the auction will occur on Tuesday. Reference Bills auction announcements occur at 10:30 a.m., Eastern Time, on Fridays.

The announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy any of these securities. Any such offering will be made by an offering circular and pricing supplement.

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.

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http://www.freddiemac.com