WaFd Bank Completes Sale of $2.8 Billion in Multi-Family Loans
21 Junho 2024 - 6:00PM
Business Wire
Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank" or the "Bank"), the wholly
owned subsidiary of WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) (the "Company"),
today announced the consummation of the sale of approximately $2.8
billion of multifamily commercial real estate loans (“CRE”) to Bank
of America, which in turn is selling the loans to funds managed by
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”). To our
knowledge, this represents the largest non-FDIC assisted CRE loan
sale ever. The sale of the multi-family loans was executed at no
loss to WaFd and provides immediate liquidity going forward.
WaFd Bank President and CEO Brent Beardall stated, “This should
prove to the investment community that the sky is not falling when
it comes to CRE loans. These are high quality loans and we believe
the purchase price is reflective of the low amount of credit risk
in the portfolio. Further, this sale was executed at 92-percent of
principal balance. That discount is almost entirely attributable to
changes in interest rates not the quality of these CRE loans. CRE
is a broad category which includes: multifamily, owner occupied,
industrial, hospitality, storage and office. When evaluating CRE
risk it is very important to understand the type of CRE, the
location and sponsor equity.”
Mr. Beardall continued, “These packaged loans all came from
Luther Burbank Savings in the acquisition by WaFd Bank in March of
this year. The sale of CRE loans was not a condition of the merger.
WaFd Bank has previously disclosed this loan sale gives the Bank
several immediate options including the option to either buy down
debt, originate new loans, buyback stock or a combination of all
three.”
Washington Federal Bank, a Washington state-chartered bank with
headquarters in Seattle, Washington, has 210 branches in nine
western states. To find out more about WaFd Bank, please visit our
website www.wafdbank.com. The Company uses its website to
distribute financial and other material information about the
Company.
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Brad Goode WaFd, Inc. 425 Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98101
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