FREDDIE MAC OPTIGO®
Tax-Exempt Securitization
LIQUIDITY FOR INVESTORS, ORIGINATORS AND HOLDERS OF TAX-EXEMPT COLLATERAL
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SPONSOR
Small financial institutions, community banks, investment vehicles, Community Development Financial Institutions, Housing Finance Agencies, aggregators of tax-exempt collateral.
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DEAL SIZE
Optimal loan pool size of at least $150 million in aggregate UPB.
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DEAL COLLATERAL
Tax-exempt collateral backed by multifamily housing:
- M-deals collateralized by tax-exempt bonds
- ML-deals collateralized by tax-exempt loans
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SERVICING
Freddie Mac (or Freddie Mac-approved third party) will be the Master Servicer. With Freddie Mac approval, the sponsor may retain subservicing of loans.
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REPS AND WARRANTIES
The sponsor will be required to provide representations and warranties to the securitization trust.
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COLLATERAL DUE DILIGENCE
Freddie Mac will be entitled to conduct a full underwriting and due diligence review of all the loans/bonds, including interior and exterior physical inspections, borrower and guarantor credit, property financials and rent rolls, environmental, compliance, valuation, and collateral files and servicing files. Freddie Mac will determine which loans/bonds will be securitized based on its review.
FREDDIE MAC OFFERS SEVERAL CUSTOMIZABLE STRUCTURES
The sponsor transfers loans from the balance sheet in exchange for certificates via the following structures:
| M- and ML-Deals: | M- and ML-Deals: | ML-Deals: |
| Senior and Subordinate (A/B) Structure | 100% Guarantee with Reimbursement Structure | Multi-Sponsor ML (A/B Structure Only) |
| Senior, guaranteed certificates (Class A) with subordinate certificates (Class B) are issued by the trust. The Class B certificate can be retained by the sponsor or sold to an approved third-party investor. | Only guaranteed certificates are issued by the trust. Sponsor retains a first-loss position through a reimbursement obligation. A reimbursement agreement between sponsor and Freddie Mac is required for any losses up to a certain percentage of the pool’s UPB. This may be secured via a letter of credit, cash or pledged securities (rated and marked to market) | Qualified pools of similar collateral from multiple sponsors will be sold into a single third- party securitization trust. Single senior, guaranteed certificates (Class A) with one or more subordinate certificates (Class B). The Class B certificates can be retained by the sponsor or sold to a third-party investor. |