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Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility: CMBS



The Federal Reserve created the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), to help market participants meet the credit needs of households and small businesses by supporting the issuance of asset-backed securities (ABS) collateralized by auto loans, student loans, credit card loans, equipment loans, floorplan loans, insurance premium finance loans, loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration, residential mortgage servicing advances, or commercial mortgage loans. Eligible borrowers must use a TALF Agent, which will act as agent for the borrower, to access the TALF and must deliver eligible collateral to the New York Fed's custodian bank. The following operations announcement pertains to newly issued commercial mortgage-backed securities:


Operation Announcement



Subscription Date:		May 19, 2010

Closing Date:		May 27, 2010

3-Year Maturity Date:		May 28, 2013

5-Year Maturity Date:		May 27, 2015

Facility Open:		May 19, 2010 9:00 a.m. ET

Facility Close:		May 19, 2010 3:00 p.m. ET

Administrative Fee:		20.00 basis points

Eligible Collateral:		CMBS¹

Loan Term:		3 or 5 years

Rates will be set at 12:00 p.m. ET on May 18, 2010

Haircuts for New Issue CMBS:

	CMBS Average Life (years)
Sector	0-5
Commercial Mortgage	15%

For newly issued CMBS with average lives beyond five years, collateral haircuts will increase by one percentage point for each additional year (or portion thereof) of average life beyond five years. No CMBS may have an average life beyond ten years.

Rates:

Sector	Fixed 3 year loan	Fixed 5 year loan
Commercial Mortgage	3-year LIBOR swap rate + 100 bps	5-year LIBOR swap rate + 100 bps

¹As defined in the terms & conditions

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