New Multifamily Small Balance Loan Securitization Program Helps Freddie Finance Small Apartments
August 7, 2015
Freddie Mac guaranteed its first multifamily small balance loan securitization this week as part of its effort to better serve less populated markets and smaller apartment communities. The government-sponsored enterprise plans to guarantee approximately $108 million in this first series of SB Certificates. This is a new credit risk transfer comprised of multifamily MBS backed by small balance loans underwritten by Freddie and issued by a third-party trust. In these SB deals, Freddie is ...