SB-Deals
In SB Certificates, Freddie Mac guarantees senior classes of securities issued by third-party trusts and backed by Multifamily Small Balance Loans (SBLs). SBLs generally range from $1 million-$6 million and have five or more units. SBLs are underwritten by Freddie Mac at the time of origination for sale to Freddie Mac by a specialty network of Seller/Servicers or SBL lenders. Freddie Mac may also purchase for securitization seasoned SBL loan pools in whole loan sales. Unlike K Certificates and other Multifamily securities, Freddie Mac generally does not issue structured passthrough securities in SB Certificates. The third-party trust issues the senior classes of securities guaranteed by Freddie Mac as well as unguaranteed subordinate securities.
General Structure
SB Certificates are generally structured as follows:
- Freddie Mac purchases and aggregates SBL loans, by a Seller or groups of Sellers, for securitization.
- Freddie Mac sells the SBL loans to a third-party depositor who deposits the loans into a third-party trust.
- The third-party trust issues private-label securities backed by the SBL loans.
- Freddie Mac guarantees the senior securities issued by the third-party trust, which are then publicly offered. In some cases, a third party may act as loan seller and Freddie Mac may issue structured pass-through securities.
- The unguaranteed securities issued by the third-party trust are privately offered to third-party investors.
- The private-label securities are not expected to be rated.
Benefits
- Strong credit provided by the Freddie Mac guarantee plus the additional credit support of an underlying Multifamily SBL loan pool underwritten to Freddie Mac's portfolio standards.
- Diversification through pooled risk of many assets versus single asset risk.
- Transparency on collateral and deal information through the offering documents.
- Guarantee of timely payment of interest and ultimate payment of principal on the private-label securities guaranteed by Freddie Mac.
- Strength of a Freddie Mac credit review based on decades of strong credit management and underwriting experience.
Disclosures
Find the below items on the Lookup Tools page.
- SB Certificates Security Lookup
- Offering Circular
You will need to enter the SB-Deal Series Number, e.g., SB002.