MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Dec 9, 2015) - Freddie Mac (
"This is the largest small balance loan securitization we have brought to market to date and the first one to include collateral from multiple lenders," said Mitchell Resnick, vice president of Multifamily Capital Markets for Freddie Mac. "As our SBL program continues to develop, we expect to offer additional innovations that will expand funding to this underserved market and shift risk from taxpayers to private capital markets."
| SB9 Pricing | ||||||||||||
| Class | Principal/Notional Amount (mm) | Weighted Average Life (Years) | Spread (bps) | Coupon | Yield | Dollar Price | ||||||
| A-5 | $236.407 | 4.19 | S + 135 | 2.5353% | 2.8564% | $98.4250 | ||||||
| A-7 | $12.292 | 5.52 | S + 135 | 3.0600% | 3.0476% | $99.9234 | ||||||
| A-10 | $152.016 | 7.35 | S + 145 | 3.3700% | 3.3595% | $99.9908 | ||||||
| X1 | $445.240 | 5.43 | Non-Offered | |||||||||
Details
- Sole Lead Manager and Bookrunner: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
- Co-Manager: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
- 155 mortgages originated by Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC and Greystone Servicing Corporation, Inc.
- SB9 Preliminary Offering Circular Supplement
- Small Balance Securitization Investor Presentation
Freddie Mac is guaranteeing four classes of senior securities issued by the FRESB 2015-SB9 Mortgage Trust, and is acting as mortgage loan seller and master servicer. In addition to the three senior principal and interest classes and the senior interest only class guaranteed by Freddie Mac, the trust will also issue certificates consisting of the Class B, X2-A, X2-G and R Certificates, which will not be guaranteed by Freddie Mac and will be sold to private investors.
The Small Balance Loan (SBL) origination initiative was first announced in October 2014, and expands the company's continuing effort to better serve less populated markets and provide additional liquidity to smaller apartment properties. Loans in the program generally range from $1 million to $5 million and have five or more units. Freddie Mac has a specialty network of Seller/Servicers and SBL lenders with extensive experience in this market who source loans across the country.
This announcement is not an offer to sell any Freddie Mac or other issuer's securities. Offers for any given security are made only through applicable offering circulars and related supplements, which may incorporate Freddie Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 19, 2015; 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, 2014, 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. A description of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in these and other forward-looking statements can be found in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and its reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K, filed with the SEC and available on the Investor Relations page of the company's Web site at www.FreddieMac.com/investors and the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov .
Freddie Mac was established by Congress in 1970 to provide liquidity, stability and affordability to the nation's residential mortgage markets. Freddie Mac supports communities across the nation by providing mortgage capital to lenders. Today Freddie Mac is making home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Additional information is available at FreddieMac.com , Twitter @FreddieMac and Freddie Mac's blog FreddieMac.com/blog .
