MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announces the pricing of the SB79 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 issue approximately $368 million in SB Certificates (SB79 Certificates), which are expected to settle on or about October 23, 2020. Freddie Mac Small Balance Loans generally range from $1 million to $7.5 million and are generally backed by properties with five or more units. This is the tenth SB Certificate transaction in 2020.
SB79 Pricing
| Class | Principal/Notional Amount (mm) | Weighted Average Life (Years) | Spread (bps) | Coupon | Yield | Dollar Price | |
| A-5H | $137.402 | 4.09 | 34 | 0.8000% | 0.6638% | 100.4991 | |
| A-7H | $124.271 | 5.57 | 46 | 0.9900% | 0.8942% | 100.4617 | |
| A-10F | $107.025 | 7.13 | 40 | 1.0300% | 0.9580% | 100.4370 | |
| X-1 | $368.697 | 5.13 | 1,450 | 1.2358% | 14.8232% | 8.7273 | |
Details:
- Co-Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
- Co-Managers: CastleOak Securities, L.P., Oppenheimer & Co., Piper Sandler & Co. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
- SB79 Certificates Offering Circular
- Small Balance Securitization Investor Presentation PDF
Freddie Mac is guaranteeing three senior principal and interest classes and one interest only class of securities issued by the FRESB 2020-SB79 Mortgage Trust. Freddie Mac is also acting as mortgage loan seller and master servicer to the trust. In addition to the four 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 Optigo® 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 Optigo Seller/Servicers and Optigo 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, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 13, 2020; 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, 2019, 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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