Freddie Mac Prices $1.1 Billion Multifamily K-Deal

MCLEAN, Va., May 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ( K Certificates ) backed by floating-rate multifamily mortgages with ten-year terms. The approximately $1.1 billion in K Certificates (K-F46 Certificates) are expected to settle on or about May 31, 2018.

Details

• Co-Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners: Goldman Sachs and Co. LLC and PNC Capital Markets LLC
• Co-Managers: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Nomura Securities International, Inc., The Williams Capital Group, L.P. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC       

Related Links

• The K-F46 preliminary offering circular supplement: http://www.freddiemac.com/mbs/data/kf46oc.pdf             
• Freddie Mac Multifamily Securitization Overview
• Multifamily Securities Investor Access database of post-securitization data from Investor Reporting Packages

The K-F46 Certificates will not be rated, and will include one senior principal and interest class, one interest-only class, and one class entitled to static prepayment premiums. The K-F46 Certificates are backed by corresponding classes issued by the FREMF 2018-KF46 Mortgage Trust (KF46 Trust) and guaranteed by Freddie Mac. The KF46 Trust will also issue certificates consisting of the Class B, C and R Certificates, which will be subordinate to the classes backing the K-F46 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, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 15, 2018; 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, 2017, 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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