DBRS Confirms Ratings on Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K-061

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS) confirmed the ratings on the Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K-061 (the SPCs) issued by Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K-061 as follows:

-- Class A-1 at AAA (sf)
-- Class A-2 at AAA (sf)
-- Class X1 at AAA (sf)
-- Class XAM at AA (low) (sf)
-- Class A-M at A (high) (sf)

All trends are Stable.

The SPCs represent a pass-through interest in certificates issued by FREMF 2017-K61 Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-K61. For more information regarding the performance for the underlying certificates, please see the December 17, 2018, press release for FREMF 2017-K61 Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-K61.

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, Class A-2 and Class A-M 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, Class A-2 and Class A-M certificates. The ratings assigned by DBRS are based exclusively on the credit provided by the transaction structure and underlying assets of FREMF 2017-K61 Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-K61, without regard to the Freddie Mac Guarantee. DBRS may take the Freddie Mac Guarantee into consideration for future rating actions.

Classes X1 and XAM are interest-only (IO) certificates that reference a single rated tranche or multiple rated tranches. The IO rating mirrors the lowest-rated applicable reference obligation tranche adjusted upward by one notch if senior in the waterfall.

All ratings will be subject to ongoing surveillance, which could result in ratings being upgraded, downgraded, placed under review, confirmed or discontinued by DBRS.

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

The principal methodology is North American CMBS Surveillance, which can be found on dbrs.com under Methodologies & Criteria. For a list of the Structured Finance related methodologies that may be used during the rating process, please see the DBRS Global Structured Finance Related Methodologies document on www.dbrs.com. Please note that not every related methodology listed under a principal Structured Finance asset class methodology may be used to rate or monitor an individual structured finance or debt obligation.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the rating process for this rating action. DBRS had access to the accounts and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with this rating action.

Please see the related appendix for additional information regarding the sensitivity of assumptions used in the rating process.

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