DBRS Confirms All Classes of Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K-017

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS) has today confirmed all classes of Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K-017 (the SPCs) as follows:

-- Class A-1 at AAA (sf)
-- Class A-2 at AAA (sf)
-- Class X1 at AAA (sf)

The trends on all classes are Stable.

The SPCs represent a pass-through interest in certificates issued by FREMF 2012-K17 Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-K17. For more information regarding the underlying certificates, please see the rating report for FREMF 2012-K17 Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-K17.

Freddie Mac guarantees (1) timely payment of interest; (2) payment of related principal on the distribution date following the maturity date of each mortgage loan, to the extent such principal would have been distributed to the underlying Class A-1 and Class A-2 certificates; (3) reimbursement of any realized losses and additional trust fund expenses allocated to the Underlying Guaranteed Certificates; and (4) ultimate payment of principal by the assumed final distribution date for the underlying Class A-1 and Class A-2 certificates. The ratings assigned by DBRS are based exclusively on the credit provided by the transaction structure and underlying assets of the FREMF 2012-K17 Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-K17, without regard to the Freddie Mac Guarantee. DBRS may take the Freddie Mac Guarantee into consideration for future rating actions.

Notes:
All figures are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

The applicable methodologies are CMBS Rating Methodology (January 2012) and CMBS North American Surveillance (January 2015), which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

This rating is endorsed by DBRS Ratings Limited for use in the European Union.