MCLEAN, Va., March 03, 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 $934 million in K Certificates (K-F101 Certificates) are expected to settle on or about March 11, 2021. The K-F101 Certificates are backed by floating-rate multifamily mortgages with 10-year terms, which are SOFR-based.
K-F101 Pricing
| Class |
Principal/Notional Amount (mm) |
Weighted Average Life (Years) |
Discount Margin |
Coupon |
Dollar Price |
| AS |
$934.411 |
9.44 |
20 |
30-day SOFR avg + 20 |
100.000 |
| XS |
Non-Offered |
Details
- Co-Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
- Co-Managers: CastleOak Securities, L.P., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, NatAlliance Securities, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
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The K-F101 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-F101 Certificates are backed by corresponding classes issued by the FREMF 2021-KF101 Mortgage Trust (KF101 Trust) and guaranteed by Freddie Mac. The KF101 Trust will also issue certificates consisting of the Class CS and R Certificates, which will be subordinate to the classes backing the K-F101 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.
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