Freddie Mac Announces Pricing of $381 Million Multifamily Small Balance Loan Securitization
Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced the pricing of its SB91 multifamily mortgage-backed securitization, which involves approximately $381 million in SB Certificates set to settle around October 22, 2021. This offering, backed by small balance loans, marks the tenth such transaction in 2021. The loans typically range from $1 million to $7.5 million and are associated with properties containing five or more units. Freddie Mac guarantees several classes of the issued securities and continues its commitment to providing liquidity to smaller apartment markets.
- Successful pricing of SB91 offering valued at $381 million.
- Expected settlement date indicates strong execution of capital raising efforts.
- Continues to expand liquidity in smaller multifamily markets with SB Certificates.
- None.
MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announces the pricing of the SB91 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
SB91 Pricing
| Class | Principal/Notional Amount (mm) | Weighted Average Life (Years) | Spread (bps) | Coupon | Yield | Dollar Price | |||
| A5H | 4.09 | 4 | 1.2000 | % | 1.0583 | % | 100.4945 | ||
| A7F | 5.48 | 6 | 1.3800 | % | 1.2719 | % | 100.4950 | ||
| A10F | 7.15 | 18 | 1.6400 | % | 1.5619 | % | 100.4475 | ||
| A10H | 7.15 | 30 | 1.7600 | % | 1.6819 | % | 100.4415 | ||
| X-1 | 6.00 | 2,500 | 0.6776 | % | 25.9886 | % | 5.0382 | ||
Details:
- Co-Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
- Co-Managers: Multi-Bank Securities, Inc., Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Piper Sandler & Co. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
- SB91 Certificates Offering Circular
- Small Balance Securitization Investor Presentation PDF
Freddie Mac is guaranteeing four senior principal and interest classes and one interest only class of securities issued by the FRESB 2021-SB91 Mortgage Trust. Freddie Mac is also acting as mortgage loan seller and master servicer to the trust. In addition to the five 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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