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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Freddie Mac Freddie Mac --Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLM); a federally-chartered corporation that purchases residential mortgages, securitizes them, and sells them to investors; this provides lenders With funds for new homebuyers. another definition... Freddie Mac -- popular name for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) -- a private corporation chartered by Congress in 1970 to make funds from the capital markets available for home financing. It does this by operating a secondary market for home mortgage loans, buying such mortgages from original lenders and selling securities in the capital markets backed by those mortgages. It is popularly known as Freddie Mac. About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional financial or legal advice. TeachMeFinance.com and its owner recommend consultation with a professional financial advisor prior to any investment or financial decision. Please read our disclaimer.