Fannie Mae Prices $536 Million Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) REMIC Deal

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Fannie Mae prices $536 million note offering

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• Fannie Mae priced a $536 million note offering for its CAS Series 2023-R07 transaction. The reference pool consists of approximately 77,000 single-family mortgage loans with an unpaid principal balance of $25.9 billion. Fannie Mae has brought 60 CAS deals to market, issued over $63.9 billion in notes, and transferred credit risk to private investors on over $2.1 trillion in single-family mortgage loans.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) priced Connecticut Avenue Securities^® (CAS) Series 2023-R07, an approximately $536 million note offering that represents Fannie Mae's seventh CAS REMIC^® transaction of the year. CAS is Fannie Mae's benchmark issuance program designed to share credit risk on its single-family conventional guaranty book of business.

The reference pool for CAS Series 2023-R07 consists of approximately 77,000 single-family mortgage loans with an outstanding unpaid principal balance of approximately $25.9 billion. The reference pool includes collateral with loan-to-value ratios of 80.01 percent to 97.00 percent, which were acquired between June 2022 and December 2022. The loans included in this transaction are fixed-rate, generally 30-year term, fully amortizing mortgages and were underwritten using rigorous credit standards and enhanced risk controls.

Fannie Mae will retain a portion of the 2M-1, 2M-2, and 2B-1 tranches, and initially will retain the full 2B-2H and 2B-3H first-loss tranches.

Class	Offered Amount ($MM)	Pricing Level	Expected Ratings (Moody's/DBRS)
2M-1	$245.957	30-day Average SOFR plus 195 bps	A3 (sf) / A (low) (sf)
2M-2	$184.467	30-day Average SOFR plus 325 bps	Baa2 (sf) / BBB (sf)
2B-1	$105.250	30-day Average SOFR plus 450 bps	Ba2 (sf) / BB (sf)

BofA Securities, Inc. ("BofA") is the lead structuring manager and joint bookrunner. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. ("Citigroup") is the co-lead manager and joint bookrunner. Co-managers are Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. ("Cantor"), Morgan Stanley & Co, LLC ("Morgan Stanley"), Nomura Securities International Inc. ("Nomura"), and StoneX Financial Inc. ("StoneX"). Selling group members are Minority and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Academy Securities, Inc. and African-American-owned Loop Capital Markets LLC.

With the completion of this transaction, Fannie Mae will have brought 60 CAS deals to market, issued over $63.9 billion in notes, and transferred a portion of the credit risk to private investors on over $2.1 trillion in single-family mortgage loans, measured at the time of the transaction.

To promote transparency and to help credit investors evaluate our securities and the CAS program, Fannie Mae provides ongoing, robust disclosure data, as well as access to news, resources, and analytics through its credit risk transfer webpages. This includes our innovative Data Dynamics^® tool that enables market participants to interact with and analyze CAS deals that are currently outstanding in the market and Fannie Mae's historical loan dataset. Our EU Resources and UK Resources webpages are designed to help European Union and UK institutional investors, as well as those managing funds subject to EU/UK regulations.

In addition to our flagship CAS program, Fannie Mae continues to transfer mortgage credit risk through its Credit Insurance Risk Transfer^™ (CIRT^™) reinsurance program.

About Connecticut Avenue Securities
CAS REMIC notes are issued by a bankruptcy-remote trust. The amount of periodic principal and ultimate principal paid by Fannie Mae is determined by the performance of a large and diverse reference pool. For more information on individual CAS transactions, visit our credit risk transfer webpage.

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Statements in this release regarding the company's future CAS transactions are forward-looking. Actual results may be materially different as a result of market conditions or other factors listed in "Risk Factors" or "Forward-Looking Statements" in the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. This release does not constitute an offer or sale of any security. Before investing in any Fannie Mae issued security, potential investors should review the disclosure for such security and consult their own investment advisors.

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FAQ

What is the size of Fannie Mae's note offering?

The note offering is approximately $536 million.

How many single-family mortgage loans are included in the reference pool?

The reference pool consists of approximately 77,000 single-family mortgage loans.

What is the unpaid principal balance of the reference pool?

The unpaid principal balance of the reference pool is approximately $25.9 billion.

How many CAS deals has Fannie Mae brought to market?

Fannie Mae has brought 60 CAS deals to market.

How much credit risk has Fannie Mae transferred to private investors?

Fannie Mae has transferred credit risk to private investors on over $2.1 trillion in single-family mortgage loans.