Freddie Mac Prices $632 Million Multifamily K-Deal, K-L04


MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates), which are multifamily mortgage-backed securities. Approximately $632 million in K Certificates (K-L04 Certificates) are backed by two groups of loans. One group (Connor Loan Group) consists of 10 floating-rate mortgages backed by 10 properties and the other group (Ares Loan Group) consists of 12 fixed-rate mortgages backed by 12 properties.

The transaction collateral is part of Freddie Mac’s K-L series of certificates, which are backed by large loans or pools of related mortgage loans on multifamily properties. The K-L04 Certificates are expected to settle on or about January 29, 2019. 

K-L04 Pricing

ClassPrincipal/Notional Amount (mm)Weighted Average Life (Years)Spread or Discount Margin (bps)CouponYieldDollar Price
A-CR$344.2166.65L+ 503.0027% 3.0215% $100.00
A1-AS$21.6644.83S + 433.3330% 3.0792% $101.00
A2-AS$266.2636.74S + 653.6830% 3.3339% $102.00
XI-CR$382.4636.65Non-Offered
XP-CR$382.463N/ANon-Offered
X-AS$287.9276.60Non-Offered

Details

  • Co-Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman Sachs and Co. LLC
  • Co-Managers: Academy Securities Inc., Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

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The K-L04 Certificates will not be rated, and will include three senior principal and interest classes and three interest-only classes. The K-L04 Certificates are backed by corresponding classes issued by FREMF 2019-KL04 Mortgage Trust (K-L04 Trust) and guaranteed by Freddie Mac. The K-L04 Trust will also issue certificates consisting of class B-CR, class C-CR, class B-AS, class C-AS and class R certificates, which will not be guaranteed by Freddie Mac and will not back any class of K-L04 Certificates.

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 securities of Freddie Mac or any other issuer. 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.

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, 2017, 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.

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