Freddie Mac - "Freddie Mac Voluntarily Adopts Temporary Limited Growth For Retained Portfolio" (8-3-06)

"McLean, VA – Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today announced that it will voluntarily limit the annual growth of the company's retained mortgage portfolio to no more than two percent above the level at June 30, 2006. This voluntary, temporary growth limit is in response to a request of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), the company's safety-and-soundness regulator."