Fitch Ratings has assigned the following ratings and Rating Outlooks to FREMF 2022-K748 Multifamily Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, series 2022-K748 and Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K-748.
RATING ACTIONS
Entity / Debt
Rating
Prior
FREMF 2022-K748
A-1
LT
AAAsf
New Rating
A-1
ULT
AAAsf
New Rating
A-2
LT
AAAsf
New Rating
A-2
ULT
AAAsf
New Rating
A-M
LT
NRsf
New Rating
NR(EXP)sf
A-M
ULT
NRsf
New Rating
NR(EXP)sf
D
LT
NRsf
New Rating
NR(EXP)sf
X1
LT
AAAsf
New Rating
X1
ULT
AAAsf
New Rating
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VIEW ADDITIONAL RATING DETAILS
FREMF 2022-K748 Multifamily Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, series 2022- K748 (FREMF 2022-K748):
In addition, Fitch has issued unenhanced ratings, which reflect the underlying creditworthiness absent of the
Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K-748 (
Fitch has also issued unenhanced ratings, which reflect the underlying creditworthiness absent of the
The FREMF 2022-K748 trust consists of both guaranteed and unguaranteed certificates. The underlying guaranteed certificates consist of the classes A-1, A-2, A-M, X1, XAM and X3. These certificates will be purchased by
(a) Notional amount and interest only (IO).
(b) Guaranteed by
Fitch does not rate the following classes of FREMF 2022-K748:
Transaction Summary
The certificates represent the beneficial ownership interest in the trust, the primary assets of which are 26 loans secured by 26 fixed-rate commercial properties having an aggregate principal balance of
Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates Series K-748 (SPC K-748) represents pass-through interest in the corresponding class of securities issued by FREMF 2022-K748. Each
Coronavirus: The ongoing containment effort related to the coronavirus pandemic may have an adverse impact on near-term revenues (i.e. bad debt exposure) and operating expenses (sanitation costs) for some properties in the pool.
KEY RATING DRIVERS
Higher Leverage than Recent Freddie Mac Transactions: The pool's Fitch debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) and loan-to-value ratio (LTV) are 1.05x and 140.2%, respectively. The pool's Fitch DSCR is lower than the 2021 Fitch-rated seven-year average DSCR of 1.07x (which represents six transactions: FREMF 2021-K741, FREMF 2021-K742, FREMF 2021- K743, FREMF 2021-K744, FREMF 2021-K745 and FREMF 2021-K746) but is slightly above the 2021 Fitch-rated 10-year average DSCR of 1.02x.
The pool's Fitch LTV reflects a higher than average Fitch LTV for 2021 Fitch-rated seven-year transactions of 135.0% and is also above the average Fitch LTV for 2021 Fitch-rated 10-year transactions of 136.4%.
Limited Amortization: The pool is scheduled to amortize by only 2.6% of the initial pool balance prior to maturity, which is well below the 2021 Fitch-rated average for seven-year transactions of 4.2% and below the 2021 Fitch-rated average for 10-year
RATING SENSITIVITIES
Factors that could, individually or collectively, lead to negative rating action/downgrade:
Declining cash flow decreases property value and capacity to meet its debt service obligations. The list below indicates the model implied rating sensitivity to changes in one variable, Fitch NCF:
Original Rating: 'AAAsf';
10% NCF Decline: 'AA+sf';
20% NCF Decline: 'AA-sf';
30% NCF Decline: 'A-sf'.
Factors that could, individually or collectively, lead to positive rating action/upgrade:
Fitch did not consider the implementation of positive stresses for this transaction as the rated classes are at the highest rating level and cannot be upgraded further. The presale report includes a detailed explanation of additional stresses and sensitivities on page 10 of the report.
Best/Worst Case Rating Scenario
International scale credit ratings of Structured Finance transactions have a best-case rating upgrade scenario (defined as the 99th percentile of rating transitions, measured in a positive direction) of seven notches over a three-year rating horizon; and a worst-case rating downgrade scenario (defined as the 99th percentile of rating transitions, measured in a negative direction) of seven notches over three years. The complete span of best- and worst-case scenario credit ratings for all rating categories ranges from 'AAAsf' to 'Dsf'. Best- and worst-case scenario credit ratings are based on historical performance. For more information about the methodology used to determine sector-specific best- and worst-case scenario credit ratings, visit https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/10111579.
USE OF THIRD PARTY DUE DILIGENCE PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 17G -10
Fitch was provided with Form ABS Due Diligence-15E (Form 15E) as prepared by
REFERENCES FOR SUBSTANTIALLY MATERIAL SOURCE CITED AS KEY DRIVER OF RATING
The principal sources of information used in the analysis are described in the Applicable Criteria.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
A description of the transaction's representations, warranties and enforcement mechanisms (RW&Es) that are disclosed in the offering document and which relate to the underlying asset pool is available by clicking the link to the Appendix. The appendix also contains a comparison of these RW&Es to those Fitch considers typical for the asset class as detailed in the Special Report titled 'Representations, Warranties and Enforcement Mechanisms in Global Structured Finance Transactions'.
ESG Considerations
Unless otherwise disclosed in this section, the highest level of ESG credit relevance is a score of '3'. This means ESG issues are credit-neutral or have only a minimal credit impact on the entity, either due to their nature or the way in which they are being managed by the entity. For more information on Fitch's ESG Relevance Scores, visit www.fitchratings.com/esg.
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