Capital Markets Intern - Summer 2027

Freddie Mac•McLean, VA

1d•$54,000 - $82,000•Onsite

About The Position

This program is a ten-week internship crafted to provide interns with the opportunity to gain outstanding experience working across a broad spectrum of Freddie Mac’s key capital markets desks. The key focus is to develop future portfolio managers by providing real world training experiences with the goal of learning the full mortgage capital markets life cycle while also providing desk-specific knowledge. Interns 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. Your placement for the summer will be on a desk that falls within one of these two areas: Front-End: 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 Credit Risk: 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

Requirements

Pursuing bachelor's degree, preferably but not only in Economics, Finance, Business, Statistics, Engineering and/or Math
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

Nice To Haves

Additional quantitative skills preferred
Exposure to AI tools, bots, agents, prompt engineering, or automation technologies.

Responsibilities

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.
Working as part of a high-performing team in your business area, gaining experience to begin building your analytical and interpersonal communication skills.
Gaining diverse perspectives networking across desks; learning about many of the different markets that Freddie Mac participates in as well as the work that each desk does.
Working on a summer long project related to Freddie Mac, presenting senior management at the end.
Building proficiencies and opportunities in fixed income valuation and financial transaction analysis.
Gaining expertise in the U.S. Economy/Fixed Income markets.
Learning about the primary and secondary mortgage financial system.
Developing quantitative abilities (e.g., Advanced Excel, SQL, SAS, Python, R).
Developing professional networking skills and opportunities within the company and industry.
Receiving mentorships to help guide your career.
Participating in a social community of analysts and fellow interns.