Freddie Mac mortgage portfolio rises at 2.1% annual rate in May (OTCQB:FMCC)

Freddie Mac office in Reston, Virginia, USA.

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Freddie Mac’s (OTCQB:FMCC) total mortgage portfolio advanced at an annualized rate of 2.1% in May, bringing its balance to $3.512T, the government-sponsored enterprise said on Tuesday.

That compares with the 3.5% annualized growth rate in April.

Single-family refinance loan purchases and