Freddie Mac Salutes America’s Workforce During National Homeownership Month

June is National Homeownership Month, an opportunity for Freddie Mac to renew our commitment to our mission and dedication to affordable lending. This year, we are also focused on working toward a solution to the national problem faced by working families: the lack of affordable workforce housing, especially near their places of employment.

This month Freddie Mac launches a number of initiatives that benefit the economy and America’s working families:

• A Workforce Home Benefit solution. We’re helping address the workforce housing issue and showing employers how they can support their workforce.
• A Freddie Mac Foundation effort to help homeless families find homes and live independently.
• Policy changes to support alternate sources of funding.
• Education of families on homeownership misconceptions and the importance of housing counseling/financial management.
• Participation at the Bronx Homeownership Fair on June 4. The fair is designed to increase exposure to homeownership opportunities for first-time homebuyers in the Bronx.
• Expansion of our CreditSmart Español workshops.
• Sponsorship of seminars to help working families keep homes under new bankruptcy law.
• Participation and sponsorship of Congress Builds America, Habitat for Humanity Homes in Detroit and Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Keep checking this page for updates on our activities and new initiatives during National Homeownership Month.