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KBRA Affirms Ratings for FMC Issuer Trust-FMSR, MSR Collateralized Notes, Series 2024-FT1 Term Notes

10 Oct 2025   |   New York

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KBRA affirms its ‘BBB- (sf)’ ratings to the Series 2024-FT1 Term Notes issued by FMC Issuer Trust-FMSR.

KBRA’s rating on the Series 2024-FT1 Term Notes is primarily driven by the credit rating of Freedom Mortgage Corporation (“FMC”) (KBRA Rating: BB+/Stable) as obligor under a repo facility in support of the Issuer’s rights to master servicing rights (“MSRs”) granted by Fannie Mae to Freedom Mortgage Corporation (“FMC”), with certain transaction features described more fully in KBRA’s Surveillance Report providing one notch uplift on the rating of the notes.

KBRA analyzed the transaction using its U.S. Residential Mortgage Company Rating Methodology (November 29, 2022), Corporate Instruments / Corporate-Linked Obligations Notching Global Methodology (September 10, 2024), Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology (August 8, 2018) and ESG Global Rating Methodology (June 16, 2021) to the extent deemed applicable.

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Further information on key credit considerations, sensitivity analyses that consider what factors can affect these credit ratings and how they could lead to an upgrade or a downgrade, and ESG factors (where they are a key driver behind the change to the credit rating or rating outlook) can be found in the full rating report referenced above.

A description of all substantially material sources that were used to prepare the credit rating and information on the methodology(ies) (inclusive of any material models and sensitivity analyses of the relevant key rating assumptions, as applicable) used in determining the credit rating is available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) located here.

Information on the meaning of each rating category can be located here.

Further disclosures relating to this rating action are available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) referenced above. Additional information regarding KBRA policies, methodologies, rating scales and disclosures are available at www.kbra.com.

About KBRA

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA), one of the major credit rating agencies (CRA), is a full-service CRA registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO. Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is registered as a CRA with the European Securities and Markets Authority. Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited is registered as a CRA with the UK Financial Conduct Authority. In addition, KBRA is designated as a Designated Rating Organization (DRO) by the Ontario Securities Commission for issuers of asset-backed securities to file a short form prospectus or shelf prospectus. KBRA is also recognized as a Qualified Rating Agency by Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission and is recognized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as a Credit Rating Provider (CRP) in the U.S.

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