Freddie Mac CEO Charles E. 'Ed' Haldeman, Jr. Statement on New Initiative for State and Local Housing Finance Agencies

/PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was released today by Charles E. "Ed" Haldeman, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) :

"We are pleased that President Obama and Secretary Geithner are calling on Freddie Mac to play a central role in this new phase of the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan. This will give critical credit and liquidity support to our nation's state and local housing finance agencies when they need it most."

"Today's announcement marks a new and important way to reinvigorate the nation's housing markets and underscores Freddie Mac's vital role in the nation's economic recovery."

"We look forward to working with state and local housing finance agencies, the Administration and the Federal Housing Finance Agency over the coming months to implement this crucial initiative to deliver affordable housing credit to local markets across the nation."

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