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Report on the closing of the Department's Residential Mortgage Revenue Bonds 2025 Series D (Non-AMT)
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BACKGROUND
On October 10, 2024, the Board approved the issuance of Mortgage Revenue Bonds for Fiscal Year 2025, in an amount not to exceed $1.1 billion.
The Department on July 27, 2025, provided a report informing the Board of intent to issue Residential Mortgage Revenue Bonds Series 2025 Series D (Tax-Exempt) in the amount of $250,000,000. The Preliminary Official Statement (POS) was published August 5, 2025. The Retail Order Period was August 12, 2025, and the Institutional Order Period was on August 13, 2025. The Bond Purchase Agreement (BPA) was signed on August 13, 2025, and the deal was closed on September 17, 2025.
Financing Team The financing team consisted of Bracewell LLP, Bond Counsel; McCall, Parkhurst & Horton, L.L.P., Disclosure Counsel; CSG Advisors, Financial Advisor; and an underwriting team led by Jefferies as Book Running Senior Manager, RBC, and Morgan Stanley as co-senior managers, with Ramirez & Co., Inc., Piper Sandler & Co. Wells Fargo Securities, J.P. Morgan, and Loop Capital Markets LLC, as co-managers.
Use of Proceeds The Series 2025D Bonds were issued for the primary purpose of providing funds for the purchase of mortgage-backed, pass-through certificates, including providing down payment and closing cost assistance for Assisted Mortgage Loans. The Mortgage Certificates purchased with the proceeds of the Series 2025 D Bonds will be guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by Government National Mortgage Association.
Bond Structure The 2025D Non-AMT bonds are structured with semi-annual par serial bonds from 1/1/2027 through 7/1/2037, par term bonds due in 2040, 2045, 2050 and 2055, and a 5.50 year average life Premium PAC bond structured pro rata @ 75% - 500% PSA with a 6.25% coupon, priced to yield 3.95%.
Ratings Moody’s: Aa1
S&P: AA+
Borrowing Costs Net NIC 5.311017%
Net TIC 5.183530%
Premium & Issuer Contribution The par amount of 2025 D Bonds sold was $250,000,000 and the premium received was $9,461,901.90 for total proceeds of $259,461,901.90. The premium will fund down payment and closing cost assistance for loans originated through this bond issuance, as well as a portion of the lender compensation. Issuer Contribution was $4,205,158.82
DPA and Rates The RMRB 2025 D Bonds made $172,500,000 available for assisted loans, providing 3 and 4 points of repayable down payment assistance (DPA), and closing cost assistance in the form of 30-year, non-amortizing, 0% interest second lien loans that are due on sale or refinance of the first mortgage. This series also provided up to $77,500,000 available for unassisted loans, providing Zero Points in DPA at a lower rate than the assisted loans. Eligible loan types are FHA, VA, and USDA-RD loans. Current Mortgage rates offered on these funds in Non-Targeted Area are currently 5.75% for unassisted loans, 6.000% for 3-point repayable DPA and 6.125% for 4-point repayable DPA. The Department is pricing Targeted Area Loans at .125% lower
As of September 29, 2025, these funds are 65% reserved.
Attached is a detailed summary of the pricing that was prepared by Jefferies.