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Published on 6/21/2021 in the Prospect News Green Finance Daily.

New Issue: Freddie Mac prices $327 million tax-exempt sustainability bonds

By Wendy Van Sickle

Columbus, Ohio, June 21 – Freddie Mac priced a new $327 million offering of credit risk transfer securities backed by tax-exempt loans (TELs) made by state or local housing agencies and secured by affordable rental housing, according to a company announcement.

This is Freddie Mac’s 10th ML certificate offering and its fourth sustainability bond.

The new ML certificates include the following:

• $173.97 million of 2.032% class A-US senior principal and interest certificates with a weighted average life of 12.99 years;

• $153.93 million of 2.046% class A-CA senior principal and interest certificates with a weighted average life of 13.27 years;

• $173.97 million of 2.055% class X-US interest-only certificates with a weighted average life of 12.61 years; and

• $153.93 million of 1.518% class X-CA interest-only certificates with a weighted average life of 13.01 years.

The certificates will be issued by Frete 2020-ML-10 Trust. The trust will also issue class B-US and B-CA certificates, but those will not be guaranteed by Freddie Mac, according to the press release.

The certificates are expected to settle on or about June 24.

Proceeds from the securities will be used to finance multifamily properties that finance affordable housing to low-to-moderate-income families; may have features, or are located in areas, that further economic opportunity for residents; and may include some environmental impact features.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Jefferies LLC are the bookrunners and lead managers.

Bancroft Capital, LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Piper Sandler & Co. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. are co-managers.

The government-backed mortgage lender is based in McLean, Va.

Issuer:Frete 2020-ML-10 Trust
Guarantor:Freddie Mac
Amount:$327 million
Description:Credit risk transfer securities (ML-10 certificates)
Bookrunners:Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Jefferies LLC
Co-managers:Bancroft Capital, LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Piper Sandler & Co. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Trade date:June 21
Class A-US
Amount:$173.97 million
Average maturity:12.99 years
Coupon:2.032%
Yield:1.681%
Spread:Minus 1 bp
Dollar price:$103.9989
Class A-CA
Amount:$153.93 million
Average maturity:13.27 years
Coupon:2.046%
Yield:1.701%
Spread:0 bps
Dollar price:$103.9913
Class X-US
Amount:$173.97 million
Average maturity:12.61 years
Coupon:2.055%
Yield:3.225%
Spread:160 bps
Dollar price:$21.4775
Class X-CA
Amount:$153.93 million
Average maturity:12.66 years
Coupon:1.518%
Yield:3.278%
Spread:165 bps
Dollar price:$15.8206

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