8-K

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): February 10, 2022

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Freddie Mac

Federally chartered corporation	001-34139	52-0904874
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

8200 Jones Branch Drive	McLean	Virginia	22102-3110
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 903-2000

Not applicable 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
None	N/A	N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Jerry Weiss has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer of Freddie Mac (formally the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) since August 2010 and as our Interim General Counsel since March 2021. On February 14, 2022, Freddie Mac announced that Heidi Mason will join Freddie Mac as Executive Vice President and General Counsel, effective March 7, 2022. Ms. Mason will succeed Mr. Weiss with respect to his role as Interim General Counsel. Mr. Weiss will continue serving as Freddie Mac’s Chief Administrative Officer.

A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index below are being filed as part of this report.

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release, dated February 14, 2022, issued by Freddie Mac
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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Freddie Mac Form 8-K

SIGNATURE

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
By:	/s/	Michael J. DeVito
		Michael J. DeVito
		Chief Executive Officer

Date: February 14, 2022

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Freddie Mac Form 8-K

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

MEDIA CONTACT:

Christopher Spina

Christopher_Spina@FreddieMac.com

703-388-7031

Freddie Mac Names Heidi Mason General Counsel

MCLEAN, Va. (Feb 14, 2022) Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today appointed Heidi Mason as executive vice president and general counsel, bringing 25 years of experience in mortgage lending, financial services, consumer protection and securities law to Freddie Mac. Mason will assume general counsel responsibilities from executive vice president and chief administrative officer Jerry Weiss, who has served as interim general counsel since March 2021. Mason will join the company on March 7. Weiss will continue serving as Freddie Mac’s chief administrative officer.

“I’m very pleased to announce that Heidi Mason will join Freddie Mac as our executive vice president and general counsel,” said Michael DeVito, CEO of Freddie Mac. “Heidi brings deep expertise in areas across the legal spectrum, including in mortgage lending, servicing, credit access and regulatory matters, among others. I have no doubt she quickly will become a valuable member of Freddie Mac’s executive team. I want to thank Jerry Weiss for his invaluable service to the Board of Directors and senior management as interim general counsel, where he led the company through a number of complex legal, regulatory, business and governance matters.”

Mason joins Freddie Mac from ElevateNext Law, a majority-woman owned law firm, where she served as a partner and provided legal, consulting and regulatory compliance services to financial services companies across the United States. Previously, she spent 17 years at Wells Fargo, serving as executive vice president and senior deputy general counsel. During her tenure at Wells Fargo, Mason led the legal support for its consumer businesses. She formerly served as head of the corporate legal team, where she oversaw enterprise-wide legal support of corporate governance, employment law, and a host of other areas.

Mason received a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University and her juris doctorate from Georgetown Law Center.

Freddie Mac makes home possible for millions of families and individuals by providing mortgage capital to lenders. Since our creation by Congress in 1970, we’ve made housing more accessible and affordable for homebuyers and renters in communities nationwide. We are building a better housing finance system for homebuyers, renters, lenders, investors and taxpayers. Learn more at FreddieMac.com, Twitter @FreddieMac and Freddie Mac’s blog FreddieMac.com/blog.

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