MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 22, 2015) - Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ("K Certificates") which are multifamily mortgage-backed securities. The company expects to issue approximately $1.1 billion in K Certificates ("K-042 Certificates"), which are expected to settle on or about January 28, 2015. This is the first K Certificate offering this year.

Pricing

                         
Class  Principal/Notional Amount (mm)  Weighted Average Life (Years)  Spread (bps)  Coupon  Yield  Dollar Price
A-1   $130.953   5.99583   S + 41   2.2670%   1.8924%   $101.9955
A-2   $995.000   9.78357   S + 48   2.6700%   2.3181%   $102.9989
X1   $1,125.953   9.10885   T + 160   1.0604%   3.3832%   $8.5248
X3   $247.160   9.65833   T + 310   1.6054%   4.9219%   $12.4109
                         

Details

  • Co-Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc.
  • Co-Managers: Jefferies LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, The Williams Capital Group, L.P. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
  • Rating Agencies: Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC

Related Links

  • The K-042 preliminary offering circular supplement: http://www.freddiemac.com/mbs/data/k042oc.pdf
  • Freddie Mac Multifamily Investor Presentation
  • Multifamily Securities Investor Access database of post-securitization data from Investor Reporting Packages

The K-042 Certificates include two senior principal and interest classes, one senior interest only class and one junior interest only class. The K-042 Certificates are backed by corresponding classes issued by the FREMF 2015-K42 Mortgage Trust ("K-42 Trust") and guaranteed by Freddie Mac. The K-42 Trust will also issue certificates consisting of the Class B, C, D, X2-A, X2-B and R Certificates, which will not be guaranteed by Freddie Mac and will not back any class of K-042 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 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, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 27, 2014; 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, 2013, 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, 2013, 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.