Freddie Mac to issue seven-year reference note

By Jon Prior
• April 11, 2012 • 10:30am

Freddie Mac will issue a new seven-year reference note security due in May 2019.

The government-sponsored enterprise expects the issue to price Thursday.

The reference notes offers investors a full and highly liquid yield curve of bullet maturity debt. The notes maturity range from two through 10 years.

A syndicate of dealers will offer the new security led by Barclays Capital ($19.65 -0.28%), Citigroup ($51.66 0.06%) and UBS ($18.42 -0.16%).

It's the longest-term for such a product since Freddie priced a $7 billion 10-year reference note in January.

jprior@housingwire.com

@JonAPrior

More In Investments

A recent surge in companies filing for real estate investment trust status could be leading to an increase in scrutiny over which companies should qualify, analysts claim.

A shareholder proposal to split the roles of chairman and CEO at mega bank JPMorgan Chase was defeated, allowing Jamie Dimon to hold on to his current titles.