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Freddie Mac — Cap Escrow Adjustment Process Changes webinar (December 2016)
17 slides from Freddie Mac's conference presentation, Dec 12, 2016
Slide 1: Cap Escrow Adjustment Process Changes
Cap Escrow Adjustment Process Changes Steve Power, Freddie Mac Jim Moore, Kensington Capital Advisors December 12, 2016
Slide 2: Agenda
Agenda Rationale for Change Benefits of New Process » Overview of Current Process About Kensington Capital Advisors, LLC (“Kensington” or “KCA”) Sample Kensington Cap Escrow Adjustment Form Overview of New Mandatory Process When will the new process take effect? Resources Kensington Ca
Slide 3: Rationale for Change – We Heard Your Concerns
Rationale for Change – We Heard Your Concerns Why are we changing the Cap Escrow Adjustment process? » Feedback from Primary and Master Servicers » Automate and streamline the process through third party vendor, Kensington » Bring consistency and reliability to the process in order to eliminate th
Slide 4: Benefits of New Process
Benefits of New Process Automation » System generated emails and lists provided by Kensington » Primary Servicer ability to upload data directly to Kensington portal » Less time for all parties to complete Form (saves man hours) Consistency and timeliness » Adjustments consistent across all serv
Slide 5: Benefits of New Process (Cont'd)
Benefits of New Process (Cont’d) Eliminates the following: » Errors based on valuations » Master Servicer review and approval » The need to create record in CRT (Consent Request Tracker) – Kensington will provide reports to Freddie Mac Freddie Mac has contracted with Kensington to provide ALL ca
Slide 6: About Kensington Capital Advisors
About Kensington Capital Advisors » Kensington Capital Advisors LLC is an independent financial advisory firm specializing in the analysis, structuring and execution of derivatives products and structured financing solutions » Kensington is registered under the following: – MSRB (Municipal Securitie
Slide 7: About Kensington Capital Advisors (Cont'd)
About Kensington Capital Advisors (Cont’d) » Kensington prioritizes systems and information security, and its practices comply with regulatory guidance and Freddie Mac contractual obligations » Kensington has data backup and disaster recovery plans in place to ensure the ability to provide client se
Slide 8: About Kensington Capital Advisors (Cont'd)
About Kensington Capital Advisors (Cont’d) » Freddie Mac recently expanded Kensington’s role under its contract to include ALL cap escrow adjustments » The new streamlined cap escrow adjustment process uses Kensington to price the replacement cap and calculate the new monthly cap escrow payment usin
Slide 9: Sample Kensington Form
Sample Kensington Cap Escrow Adjustment Form KCA PS PS PS PS Primary Servicer (PS) is now only required to complete the sections identified on the sample form above Kensington Cap Escrow © Freddie Mac 9
Slide 10: Overview of New Mandatory Process
Overview of New Mandatory Process » Upon loan closing, Primary Servicer calculates the monthly cap escrow payment based on the purchase price of the rate cap agreement per its usual process » Within 30 days of loan closing, Primary Servicer sends the following to Kensington at capinfo@kensington-adv
Slide 11: Overview of New Mandatory Process (Cont'd)
Overview of New Mandatory Process (Cont’d) » A spreadsheet attached to the email will include the list of loans with both Freddie Mac and Primary Servicer loan numbers and will have open cells to input both: – Anticipated UPB of the loan at the time of cap renewal or anticipated notional amount of t
Slide 12: Overview of New Mandatory Process (Cont'd)
Overview of New Mandatory Process (Cont’d) » Primary Servicer reviews the loan list to verify that the population of loans requiring adjustments is accurate » The email will provide detailed instructions for uploading the spreadsheet to Kensington’s portal, or alternatively, will provide an email ad
Slide 13: Overview of New Mandatory Process (Cont'd)
Overview of New Mandatory Process (Cont’d) » If this is the first cap escrow adjustment for a portfolio, bond or warehouse loan, Primary Servicer submits Kensington Form to Freddie Mac for review and approval – Freddie Mac reviews Kensington Form and returns it to Primary Servicer with its approval
Slide 14: Timeline
Timeline Beginning immediately: » This is the new mandatory process » Kensington is the only vendor providing ALL cap escrow adjustments going forward » The Kensington Cap Escrow Adjustment Form is available on Freddie Mac’s website (www.freddiemac.com). – Primary Servicers are required to use the
Slide 15: Resources
Resources Resources to support the new cap escrow adjustment process: » Section 28.18 (bond credit enhancements) and Section 43.22 (cash loans) of Freddie Mac Multifamily Seller/Servicer Guide will be revised to reflect the new process (December 15 is anticipated delivery date) » Kensington Cap Es
Slide 16: Contacts
Contacts Kensington Capital Advisors LLC » Group Mailbox – capinfo@Kensington-advisors.com; Phone: (704) 644-3681 » Jim Moore – jmoore@Kensington-advisors.com; Phone: (704) 644-3681 x111 » Charlie Jacobs – cjacobs@Kensington-advisors.com; Phone: (704) 644-3681 x113 Freddie Mac Asset Management »
Slide 17: Q&A
Q&A Kensington Cap Escrow © Freddie Mac 17
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