Freddie Sets Earnings Release Date

Freddie Mac has announced that the company will release its fourth quarter and full-year 2007 financial results before the New York Stock Exchange opens on Feb. 28. The company said it will hold a conference call at 10 a.m. EST on that date to discuss the results. To listen to the call, domestic investors should call 1-800-230-1074, and international investors should call 1-612-288-0329, approximately 10 to 15 minutes before the start of the call. A spokesman for Freddie's rival Fannie Mae told MortgageWire that Fannie will release its 2007 results before the end of February. A live webcast of Freddie's call and related information will be available through its website at http://www.freddiemac.com/investors/webcasts.