DBRS Morningstar Confirms All Classes of Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K-101

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) confirmed the ratings on the following classes of Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-K101 issued by Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K-101 as follows:

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

All trends are Stable.

The structured pass-through certificates represent a pass-through interest in certificates issued by FREMF 2019-K101 Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-K101. For more information regarding the performance of the underlying certificates, please see the DBRS Morningstar press release for FREMF 2019-K101 Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-K101 dated December 18, 2020.

Freddie Mac guarantees (1) the timely payment of interest; (2) payment of related principal on the distribution date following the maturity date of each mortgage loan to the extent that such principal would have been distributed to the underlying Class A-1, A-2, and A-M certificates; (3) reimbursement of any realized losses and additional trust fund expenses allocated to the Class A-1, A-2, and A-M certificates; and (4) the ultimate payment of principal by the assumed final distribution date for the underlying Class A-1, A-2, and A-M certificates. The ratings DBRS Morningstar assigned at issuance are based exclusively on the credit provided by the transaction structure and underlying assets of FREMF 2019-K101 Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-K101 without regard to the Freddie Mac Guarantee. DBRS Morningstar may take the Freddie Mac Guarantee into consideration for future rating actions.

A description of how DBRS Morningstar considers ESG factors within the DBRS Morningstar analytical framework and its methodologies can be found at: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/357792.

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 are subject to surveillance, which could result in ratings being upgraded, downgraded, placed under review, confirmed, or discontinued by DBRS Morningstar.

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

The principal methodology is North American CMBS Surveillance Methodology (March 6, 2020), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.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 Morningstar Global Structured Finance Related Methodologies document, which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com in the Commentary tab under Regulatory Affairs. 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.

For more information regarding rating methodologies and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), please see the following DBRS Morningstar press release: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/357883.

For more information regarding structured finance rating methodologies and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), please see the following DBRS Morningstar press release: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/358308.

For more information regarding the structured finance rating approach and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), please see the following DBRS Morningstar press release: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/359905.

The related regulatory disclosures pursuant to the National Instrument 25-101 Designated Rating Organizations are hereby incorporated by reference and can be found by clicking on the link under Related Documents or by contacting us at info@dbrsmorningstar.com.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the rating process for this rating action. DBRS Morningstar 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. Please note a sensitivity analysis is not performed for CMBS bonds rated CCC or lower. The DBRS Morningstar long-term rating scale definition indicates that ratings of CCC or lower are assigned when the bond is highly likely to default or default is imminent, thereby prevailing over a sensitivity analysis.

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