Ohio Public Employees Retirement System v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., et al.

  1. September 02, 2025

    Freddie Mac Beats Investor Suit Over Subprime Exposure

    An Ohio federal judge has tossed a nearly two-decade-old lawsuit accusing Freddie Mac of failing to warn investors about its exposure to the flagging subprime market, ruling that the lawsuit hadn't identified any material misleading statements made by the company in the lead-up to the housing crisis.

  2. April 06, 2023

    6th Circ. Not Convinced Freddie Mac Judgment Is Final

    An Ohio pension fund contrived an end to a securities fraud suit against Freddie Mac in a lower court just so it could again appeal a class certification denial, the Sixth Circuit said Thursday, ruling a summary judgment bid not final.

  3. November 03, 2014

    Freddie Mac Dodges Investor Suit Over Subprime Exposure

    An Ohio federal judge on Friday threw out a shareholder class action accusing Freddie Mac of lying about its exposure to subprime loans in the runup to the 2008 housing crisis, saying the plaintiff didn't show a causal link between its stock losses and the federal mortgage giant's alleged misrepresentations.

  4. August 26, 2013

    Recused Judge's Orders Nixed In Freddie Mac Securities Suit

    An Ohio federal judge set aside several orders from another judge Friday in the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System's securities class action against Freddie Mac over its subprime exposure, saying that the possible appearance of impartiality tainted the other orders.

  5. May 25, 2012

    Freddie Mac Can't Duck Suit Over Subprime Exposure

    A federal judge on Friday declined to dismiss a proposed securities class action brought by the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System against Freddie Mac over the housing entity's alleged failure to disclose its true subprime exposure, saying the plaintiffs properly stated their claims.

  6. January 23, 2012

    SEC Discovery Needed in Freddie Mac Class Action: Judge

    An Ohio federal judge said Monday that new information from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement action against Freddie Mac must be considered in a separate securities fraud class action accusing the mortgage giant of concealing its exposure to subprime mortgages.