Capital Markets Analyst - Market

Freddie Mac; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Freddie Mac is seeking an analyst for a rotational program designed to develop future portfolio leaders. You will rotate across Front-End, Non-Credit Risk, and Credit Risk desks, learning pricing, securitization, and risk management while supporting desk analyses and decision-making.

The program emphasizes mentoring, quantitative skills (Excel, SQL, SAS, Python, R), and collaboration on high-performing teams to build a broad mortgage capital markets foundation.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree, preferably in Economics, Finance, Business, Statistics, Engineering and/or Math.
• Availability to begin full-time employment in January 2027 or June 2027 dependent on graduation date.
• Graduating in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027.
• Some background and demonstrable interest in Finance, especially Capital Markets.

Responsibilities

• Support portfolio manager activities by digging into data and desk needs to improve desk functionality.
• Produce analyses to help desks make educated decisions across rotations.
• Learn across Front-End, Non-Credit Risk, and Credit Risk desks during up to four six-month rotations.
• Develop proficiency in fixed income valuation, U.S. economy/markets, and mortgage finance knowledge.

Skills

Advanced Excel

SQL

SAS

Python

R

Microsoft Office

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics/Finance/Business/Statistics/Engineering/Math

Graduating Fall 2026 or Spring 2027

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

Python

Job description

At Freddie Mac, our mission of Making Home Possible is what motivates us, and it’s at the core of everything we do. Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country. Join an organization where your work contributes to a greater purpose.

Position Overview:

This analyst position is crafted to develop future portfolio leaders at Freddie Mac by providing real world training experiences with the goal of learning the full mortgage capital markets life cycle while also providing desk-specific knowledge. The goal is to provide analysts with the opportunity to gain unique experience working across a broad spectrum of Freddie Mac’s capital markets desks.

Analysts will get a chance to learn, be mentored by and work alongside best-in-class professionals on various desks to analyze and support our mission of Making Home Possible. At the conclusion of the rotation period, analysts are encouraged to apply for a full-time position within the company.

Your experience will expose you to different styles of desks and multiple fixed income markets (including trading e.g. MBS/TBA, derivatives, US Treasuries, etc. and structuring unique products) through up to four six-month rotations, with at least one rotation on a desk in each of the following three areas:

Front-End:

• Gaining knowledge of how Freddie Mac prices, including upfront loan pricing, pool securitization and unsecured debt funding through a rotation on either Single-Family Pricing, Cash Window or Treasury/Liquidity Investments

Non-Credit Risk:

• Understanding Freddie Mac’s retained risks, on desks such as Asset Liability Management, Retained Portfolio Investments or Counterparty Risk Management

Credit Risk:

• Learning how Freddie Mac manages its credit risk, through the securitized products related desks, including STACR, ACIS, Servicing Capital Markets and Loan Portfolio Management & Structuring

Our Impact:

Freddie Mac’s Single Family and Capital Markets Divisions are responsible for handling the $3.4 trillion mortgage guarantee and investment portfolios through secondary mortgage market activities such as asset-liability management, loan purchases, servicing transactions, securitization, debt issuance and credit risk transfer.

You’ll be part of a team that is intellectually curious, creative, analytical, and passionate about markets, managing risk and adding value to the overall firm. We provide the cash flow, financing, trading, and capital market expertise that allows the company to achieve its stated mission of providing liquidity to the house market and making home possible.

Your Impact:

In this position, you will be 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 be working as part of a high-performing team in your business area, gaining experience to begin building your analytical and interpersonal communication skills, and gaining diverse perspectives working across desks. You will use the knowledge and experiences from each rotation to bring different, educated viewpoints to desks that embrace your knowledge and expertise.

Throughout your rotations, you will learn not only how the Single Family and Capital Markets divisions work and interact with the rest of the firm, but you will pick up specific expertise about the desks you work on, while having the opportunity to be on both trading and deal-based desks.

Through these rotations, analysts will build the following proficiencies and opportunities:

• Fixed income valuation and financial transaction analysis
• Expertise in the U.S. Economy/Fixed Income markets
• Knowledge of primary and secondary mortgage financial system
• Quantitative abilities (e.g., Advanced Excel, SQL, SAS, Python, R)
• Professional networking skills and opportunities within the company and industry
• Mentorships to help guide your career
• Social community of analysts

Qualifications:

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree, preferably but not only in Economics, Finance, Business, Statistics, Engineering and/or Math.
• Availability to begin full-time employment in January 2027 or June 2027 dependent on graduation date.
• Graduating in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027.
• Some background and demonstrable interest in Finance, especially Capital Markets.

Keys to Success in this Role:

• 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 development
• Exposure to AI tools, bots, agents, prompt engineering, or automation technologies.

At the conclusion of the rotation period, analysts are encouraged to apply for a full-time position within the company. The standard internal application process is required, and guidance for securing a full-time opportunity will be provided. Employment opportunities post-rotational program is not guaranteed and subject to business needs, performance evaluations, and available positions.

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

We consider all applicants for all positions without regard to gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical and mental disability, pregnancy, ethnicity, genetic information or any other protected categories under applicable federal, state or local laws. We will ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

A safe and secure environment is critical to Freddie Mac’s business. This includes employee commitment to our acceptable use policy, applying a vigilance-first approach to work, supporting regulatory mandates, and using best practices to protect Freddie Mac from potential threats and risk. Employees exercise this responsibility by executing against policies and procedures and adhering to privacy & security obligations as required via training programs.

CA Applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Time-type:Full timeFLSA Status:Non-Exempt

Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $63,000 - $95,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.