Fannie Mae Prices $731 Million Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) REMIC Deal

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Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) has successfully priced its Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) Series 2023-R01, a $731 million note offering, marking its first CAS REMIC transaction of the year. The reference pool encompasses approximately 68,000 single-family mortgage loans with an unpaid principal balance of $22.6 billion, acquired between January and February 2022. Notably, Fannie Mae retains portions of the first-loss tranches, enhancing its credit risk management strategy. With this deal, Fannie Mae has issued over $59 billion in notes through 54 CAS deals overall.

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• Successful pricing of $731 million CAS note offering, enhancing liquidity.
• Increased credit risk transfer, with over $59 billion in notes issued through CAS.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) priced Connecticut Avenue Securities^® (CAS) Series 2023-R01, an approximately $731 million note offering that represents Fannie Mae's first 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-R01 consists of approximately 68,000 single-family mortgage loans with an outstanding unpaid principal balance of approximately $22.6 billion. The reference pool includes collateral with loan-to-value ratios of 60.01 percent to 80.00 percent, which were acquired between January 2022 and February 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 1M-1, 1M-2, and 1B-1 tranches, and initially will retain the full 1B-2H and 1B-3H first-loss tranches.

Class	Offered Amount ($MM)	Pricing Level	Expected Ratings (S&P/KBRA)
1M-1	$429.855	1-month average SOFR plus 240 bps	BBB+ (sf) / A- (sf)
1M-2	$247.164	1-month average SOFR plus 375 bps	BBB- (sf) / BBB (sf)
1B-1	$53.730	1-month average SOFR plus 510 bps	BB+ (sf) / BBB (sf)

BofA Securities, Inc. ("BofA") is the lead structuring manager and joint bookrunner. Barclays Capital Inc. ("Barclays") is the co-lead manager and joint bookrunner. Co-managers are Morgan Stanley & Co, LLC ("Morgan Stanley"), Nomura Securities International Inc. ("Nomura"), StoneX Financial Inc. ("StoneX"), and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC ("Wells Fargo"). Selling group members are Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Drexel Hamilton, LLC and African-American & women-owned Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC.

With the completion of this transaction, Fannie Mae will have brought 54 CAS deals to market, issued over $59 billion in notes, and transferred a portion of the credit risk to private investors on over $1.98 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. In addition, our EU Resources and UK Resources webpages help European Union and UK institutional investors, as well as those managing funds subject to EU/UK regulations comply with EU/UK securitization 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, 2021. 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 amount of Fannie Mae's CAS Series 2023-R01 offering?

Fannie Mae's CAS Series 2023-R01 offering amounts to $731 million.

How many mortgage loans are included in the CAS Series 2023-R01 reference pool?

The reference pool for CAS Series 2023-R01 consists of approximately 68,000 single-family mortgage loans.

What is the total outstanding principal balance of the CAS reference pool?

The total outstanding principal balance of the CAS reference pool is approximately $22.6 billion.

When were the loans in the CAS Series 2023-R01 acquired?

The loans included in the CAS Series 2023-R01 transaction were acquired between January and February 2022.

What is Fannie Mae's main strategy for CAS transactions?

Fannie Mae's CAS program is designed to share credit risk from its single-family conventional guaranty book.