Freddie Mac is a housing finance company whose mission is to make home possible. The Capital Markets Intern will gain experience across front-end and credit risk desks by supporting portfolio managers, analyzing data, contributing to desk projects, and developing knowledge of the mortgage capital markets life cycle. The intern will also complete a summer-long project and present the results to senior management.
Responsibilities
Gain knowledge of how Freddie Mac prices its business through upfront loan pricing, pool securitization and unsecured debt funding through working with one of the front-end capital markets desks
Learning how Freddie Mac manages its credit risk, through rotating on one of the securitized products related desks, including STACR, ACIS, Servicing Capital Markets and Loan Portfolio Management and Structuring
Supporting portfolio manager activities by digging into data, projects or desk needs to improve desk functionality or produce analyses that will help the desks make more educated decisions
You will also have the opportunity to work on a summer long project related to Freddie Mac, presenting senior management at the end
Fixed income valuation and financial transaction analysis
Expertise in the U.S. Economy/Fixed Income markets
Knowledge of primary and secondary mortgage financial system
Professional networking skills and opportunities within the company and industry
Mentorships to help guide your career
Social community of analysts and fellow interns
Ability to learn quickly and pick up new skills/concepts
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
Strong problem-solving ability
Microsoft Office skills required; Additional quantitative skills preferred
Must be a great teammate and able to work collaboratively
Comfortable working in a fast-paced trading floor environment
Attention to detail, exercise sound judgment and can handle sensitive information with discretion
Remain aware of industry-related news and analyze the implications of news/industry developments
Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development
Exposure to AI tools, bots, agents, prompt engineering, or automation technologies
Qualification
Required
* Availability to begin internship in May/June 2027
* Graduating in either Fall 2027 or Spring 2028
* Ability to learn quickly and pick up new skills/concepts
* Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
* Strong problem-solving ability
* Microsoft Office skills required
* Must be a great teammate and able to work collaboratively
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced trading floor environment
* Attention to detail, exercise sound judgment and can handle sensitive information with discretion
* Remain aware of industry-related news and analyze the implications of news/industry developments
* Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development
* Pursuing bachelor's degree
* Additional quantitative skills preferred
* Exposure to AI tools, bots, agents, prompt engineering, or automation technologies
Preferred
* preferably but not only in Economics, Finance, Business, Statistics, Engineering and/or Math
Gain diverse perspectives networking across desks; you will learn about many of the different markets that Freddie Mac participates in as well as the work that each desk does.
Professional networking skills and opportunities within the company and industry
Mentorships to help guide your career
Social community of analysts and fellow interns
Real world training experiences with the goal of learning the full mortgage capital markets life cycle while also providing desk-specific knowledge
Freddie Mac is a public government-sponsored enterprise that provides mortgage capital to lenders.
