MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announces the pricing of the SB52 offering, a multifamily mortgage-backed securitization backed by small balance loans underwritten by Freddie Mac and issued by a third-party trust. The company expects to guarantee approximately $505 million in Multifamily SB Certificates (SB52 Certificates), which are anticipated to settle on or about August 28, 2018. Freddie Mac Small Balance Loans generally range from $1 million to $6 million and are backed by properties with five or more units. This is the eighth SB Certificate transaction in 2018.
SB52 Pricing
| Class | Principal/Notional Amount (mm) | Weighted Average Life (Years) | Spread (bps) | Coupon | Yield | Dollar Price | ||
| A-5F | $50.267 | 3.99 | 20 | 3.2500% | 3.0837% | $100.4761 | ||
| A-5H | $150.593 | 4.02 | 28 | 3.0900% | 3.1641% | $99.5938 | ||
| A-7F | $50.508 | 5.42 | 44 | 3.3900% | 3.3315% | $100.1722 | ||
| A-7H | $57.682 | 5.24 | 49 | 3.1900% | 3.3811% | $98.9920 | ||
| A-10F | $127.290 | 7.07 | 66 | 3.4800% | 3.5657% | $99.4046 | ||
| A-10H | $69.083 | 6.95 | 75 | 3.4300% | 3.6545% | $98.5902 | ||
| X1-RC | $339.610 | 5.69 | Non-Offered | |||||
| X1-SA | $221.973 | 5.13 | Non-Offered | |||||
Details
- Co-Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC
- Co-managers: CastleOak Securities, L.P., FTN Financial Capital Markets, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
- 217 mortgages originated by Sabal TL1, LLC and ReadyCap Commercial, LLC
- SB52 Certificates Offering Circular
- Small Balance Securitization Investor Presentation
Freddie Mac is guaranteeing six senior principal and interest classes and two interest only classes of securities issued by the FRESB 2018-SB52 Mortgage Trust. Freddie Mac is also acting as mortgage loan seller and master servicer to the trust. In addition to the eight classes of securities guaranteed by Freddie Mac, the trust will issue certificates consisting of Class B and Class 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. 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 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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