Freddie Mac will offer job search assistance to homeowners in rural communities struggling to make mortgage payments or at risk of foreclosure through its Duty to Serve initiative in partnership with the outplacement company NextJob , the mortgage giant announced Thursday . “While some parts of the country are benefitting from low unemployment rates, many rural areas continue to see limited opportunities and flattening or declining wage growth,” Mike Dawson, Freddie Mac vice president of single-family affordable lending strategies and initiatives, said in a statement.
