Freddie Mac Prices $799 Million Multifamily K-Deal, K-F119

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Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has announced the pricing of approximately $799 million in new Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K-F119 Certificates), expected to settle around August 31, 2021. This offering includes floating-rate bonds indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) and is backed by floating-rate multifamily mortgages with 10-year terms. The K-F119 Certificates will not be rated and feature a senior principal and interest class along with an interest-only class. This move aligns with Freddie Mac's strategy to attract private investment and reduce taxpayer risk.

Positive

• Pricing of $799 million in K Certificates may enhance liquidity.
• Certificates backed by multifamily mortgages indicate stability in asset backing.
• Floating rate structure aligns with current market interest rates.

Negative

• K-F119 Certificates will not be rated, which may deter some investors.

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates), which includes a class of floating rate bonds indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). The approximately $799 million in K Certificates (K-F119 Certificates) are expected to settle on or about August 31, 2021. The K-F119 Certificates are backed by floating-rate multifamily mortgages with 10-year terms, which are SOFR-based.

K-F119 Pricing

Class	Principal/Notional Amount (mm)		Weighted Average Life (Years)	Discount Margin	Coupon	Dollar Price
AS	$799.715		9.48	21	30-day SOFR avg + 21	100.000
XS	Non-Offered

Details

• Co-Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
• Co-Managers: BMO Capital Markets Corp., Nomura Securities International, Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC and Stern Brothers & Co.

Related Links

• The K-F119 preliminary offering circular supplement: http://www.freddiemac.com/mbs/data/0kf119oc.pdf
• Freddie Mac Multifamily Securitization Overview
• Multifamily Securities Investor Access database of post-securitization data from Investor Reporting Packages
  

The K-F119 Certificates will not be rated and will include one senior principal and interest class and one interest-only class that is also entitled to static prepayment premiums. The K-F119 Certificates are backed by corresponding classes issued by the FREMF 2021-KF119 Mortgage Trust (KF119 Trust) and guaranteed by Freddie Mac. The KF119 Trust will also issue certificates consisting of the Class CS and R Certificates, which will be subordinate to the classes backing the K-F119 Certificates and will not be guaranteed by Freddie Mac.

Freddie Mac Multifamily is a leading issuer of agency-guaranteed structured multifamily securities. K-Deals are part of the company’s business strategy to transfer a portion of the risk of losses away from taxpayers and to private investors who purchase the unguaranteed subordinate bonds. K Certificates typically feature a wide range of investor options with stable cash flows and structured credit enhancement.

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.

Freddie Mac’s press releases sometimes contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond the company’s control. Management’s expectations for the company’s future necessarily involve a number of assumptions, judgments and estimates, and various factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in these and other forward-looking statements. These assumptions, judgments, estimates and factors are discussed in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, and its reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K, which are available on the Investor Relations page of the company’s Web site at www.FreddieMac.com/investors and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements it makes to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release. The multifamily investors section of the company’s Web site at https://mf.freddiemac.com/investors/ will also be updated, from time to time, with any information on material developments or other events that may be important to investors, and we encourage investors to access this website on a regular basis for such updated information.

The financial and other information contained in the documents that may be accessed on this page speaks only as of the date of those documents. The information could be out of date and no longer accurate. Freddie Mac undertakes no obligation, and disclaims any duty, to update any of the information in those documents.

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FAQ

What is the pricing for Freddie Mac's K-F119 Certificates?

The K-F119 Certificates are priced at approximately $799 million.

When are the K-F119 Certificates expected to settle?

The K-F119 Certificates are expected to settle on or about August 31, 2021.

What is the interest rate structure of the K-F119 Certificates?

The K-F119 Certificates include floating-rate bonds indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR).

What type of mortgages back the K-F119 Certificates?

The K-F119 Certificates are backed by floating-rate multifamily mortgages with 10-year terms.

Are the K-F119 Certificates rated by any agency?

No, the K-F119 Certificates will not be rated.