Fannie Mae Announces the Winner of its Reperforming Loan Sale

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) today announced the winning bidder for its reperforming loan sale. The sale included approximately 3,500 loans totaling $789.2 million in unpaid principal balance (UPB), divided into two pools. The winning bidder of both pools for the transaction, expected to close on December 15, 2016, is Towd Point Master Funding, LLC (Cerberus).

In collaboration with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Fannie Mae began marketing these loans to potential bidders on October 11, 2016.

"We are pleased to see a high level of investor interest in our reperforming loans," said Bob Ives, vice president of retained portfolio asset management, Fannie Mae. "This sale supports our efforts to reduce the size of the company's balance sheet."

The loan pools awarded in this transaction include:

• Pools 1 and 2: 3,508 loans with an aggregate unpaid principal balance of $789,212,882; average loan size $224,975; weighted average note rate 4.07%; weighted average broker's price opinion (BPO) loan-to-value ratio of 104%.

The cover bid price for the two pools is 88.15% of UPB (84.92% BPO).

Interested bidders can register for ongoing announcements, training, and other information at http://www.fanniemae.com/portal/funding-the-market/npl/index.html. Fannie Mae will also post information about specific pools available for purchase on that page.

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SOURCE Fannie Mae