Freddie Mac Announces Pricing of $360 Million Multifamily Small Balance Loan Securitization
Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has announced the pricing of its SB83 offering, a multifamily mortgage-backed securitization valued at approximately $360 million. The SB Certificates are expected to settle around February 19, 2021. This offering represents the second SB Certificate transaction within 2021 and primarily includes small balance loans ranging from $1 million to $7.5 million, supporting properties with five or more units. Freddie Mac is also acting as the mortgage loan seller and master servicer for the trust.
- Pricing of SB83 offering at approximately $360 million.
- Second SB Certificate transaction in 2021 indicates ongoing market activity.
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MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announces the pricing of the SB83 offering, a multifamily mortgage-backed securitization backed by small balance loans underwritten by Freddie Mac and issued by a third-party trust. The company expects to issue approximately
SB83 Pricing
| Class | Principal/Notional Amount (mm) | Weighted Average Life (Years) | Spread (bps) | Coupon | Yield | Dollar Price | |||
| A-5F | 4.14 | 6 | 100.4696 | ||||||
| A-10F | 7.28 | 21 | 100.4880 | ||||||
| A-10H | 7.12 | 34 | 100.4701 | ||||||
| X-1 | 4.41 | 1,750 | 7.4797 | ||||||
Details:
- Co-Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC
- Co-Managers: Multi-Bank Securities, Inc., Oppenheimer & Co., Piper Sandler & Co. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
- SB83 Certificates Offering Circular
- Small Balance Securitization Investor Presentation PDF
Freddie Mac is guaranteeing three senior principal and interest classes and one interest only class of securities issued by the FRESB 2021-SB83 Mortgage Trust. SB83 includes one class (Class A10H) of senior bonds backed in part by hybrid loans indexed to SOFR during their floating-rate period. Freddie Mac is also acting as mortgage loan seller and master servicer to the trust. In addition to the four classes of securities guaranteed by Freddie Mac, the trust will issue certificates consisting of Class B and Class R Certificates, which will not be guaranteed by Freddie Mac and will be sold to private investors.
The Optigo® Small Balance Loan (SBL) origination initiative was first announced in October 2014, and expands the company’s continuing effort to better serve less populated markets and provide additional liquidity to smaller apartment properties. Freddie Mac has a specialty network of Optigo Seller/Servicers and Optigo SBL lenders with extensive experience in this market who source loans across the country.
This announcement is not an offer to sell any Freddie Mac securities. Offers for any given security are made only through applicable offering circulars and related supplements, which incorporate Freddie Mac’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 11, 2021; all other reports Freddie Mac filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) since December 31, 2020, excluding any information "furnished" to the SEC on Form 8-K; and all documents that Freddie Mac files with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c) or 14 of the Exchange Act, excluding any information “furnished” to the SEC on Form 8-K.
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