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Freddie Mac Prices $933 Million Multifamily K-Deal, K-746

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Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has priced a new offering of approximately $933 million in Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K-746 Certificates), backed by fixed-rate multifamily mortgages with mainly 7-year terms. The issuance is expected to settle around November 18, 2021. The K-746 Trust will issue additional certificates not guaranteed by Freddie Mac. The K-746 Certificates are designed to transfer some risk away from taxpayers to private investors, making them a strategic part of Freddie Mac's business model.

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  • Issuance of approximately $933 million in K-746 Certificates enhances liquidity.
  • Certificates backed by fixed-rate multifamily mortgages provide stable cash flows.
  • Business strategy effectively transfers risk from taxpayers to private investors.
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MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates), which are backed by underlying collateral consisting of fixed-rate multifamily mortgages with predominantly 7-year terms. The company expects to issue approximately $933 million in K Certificates (K-746 Certificates), which are expected to settle on or about November 18, 2021.

K-746 Pricing

ClassPrincipal/Notional
Amount (mm)
Weighted
Average
Life (Years)
Spread
(bps)
CouponYieldDollar
Price
A-1$46.2694.38S+21.2310%1.2157%$99.9962
A-2$731.8266.80S+152.0310%1.5509%$102.9950
A-M$155.000Sold via WI-K746
X1$778.095Non-Offered
XAM$155.000Non-Offered
X3$49.111Non-Offered

*For more information on Freddie Mac's When-Issued K-Deal, WI-K746, click here.

Details

  • Co-Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
  • Co-Managers: Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC, Bancroft Capital, LLC, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and PNC Capital Markets LLC
  • Rating Agencies: Fitch Ratings, Inc. and DBRS, Inc.

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The K-746 Certificates are backed by corresponding classes issued by the FREMF 2021-K746 Mortgage Trust (K-746 Trust) and guaranteed by Freddie Mac. The K-746 Trust will also issue certificates consisting of Class X2-A, Class X2-B, Class D and Class R Certificates, which will not be guaranteed by Freddie Mac and will not back any class of K-746 Certificates.

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.

Freddie Mac makes home possible for millions of families and individuals by providing mortgage capital to lenders. Since our creation by Congress in 1970, we've made housing more accessible and affordable for homebuyers and renters in communities nationwide. We are building a better housing finance system for homebuyers, renters, lenders, and taxpayers. Learn more at FreddieMac.com, Twitter @FreddieMac and Freddie Mac's blog FreddieMac.com/blog.

MEDIA CONTACT: Erin Mancini
703-903-1530
Erin_Mancini@FreddieMac.com
INVESTOR CONTACTS: Robert Koontz
571-382-4082
Luba Kim-Reynolds
212-418-8879


FAQ

What is the amount of the new K-746 Certificates issued by FMCC?

Freddie Mac has issued approximately $933 million in K-746 Certificates.

When will the K-746 Certificates settle?

The K-746 Certificates are expected to settle on or about November 18, 2021.

What type of collateral backs the K-746 Certificates?

The K-746 Certificates are backed by fixed-rate multifamily mortgages.

What is the purpose of the K-746 offering by Freddie Mac?

The K-746 offering aims to transfer risk from taxpayers to private investors.

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