In preparation for the launch of the uniform-mortgage backed security in 2019, Freddie Mac will release new single-security-related disclosures for investors beginning on Aug. 28. The UMBS was originally scheduled to launch next year but was delayed to allow more time for development, testing and validation of controls. The disclosures are in conjunction with the single-security initiative, designed to increase liquidity and fungibility in the $3.5 trillion to-be-announced MBS market. Mark Hanson, Freddie’s senior vice president of securitization, called the launch a “successful joint effort among several parties that will enhance the U.S. mortgage industry by modernizing the TBA market for both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.”