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Moody's Affirms One and Downgrades Six CRE CDO Classes N-Star REL CDO IV Ltd.

15 Dec 2010

Approximately $333.6 Million of Structured Securities Affected

New York, December 15, 2010 -- Moody's has affirmed one and downgraded six classes of Notes issued by N-Star REL CDO IV Ltd. due to the deterioration in the credit quality of the underlying portfolio as evidenced by an increase in the weighted average rating factor (WARF) and the sensitivity of the transaction to recovery rates. The rating action is the result of Moody's on-going surveillance of commercial real estate collateralized debt obligation (CRE CDO) transactions.

Cl. A, Downgraded to A1 (sf); previously on Apr 7, 2009 Confirmed at Aaa (sf)

Cl. B, Downgraded to Baa3 (sf); previously on Apr 7, 2009 Downgraded to A3 (sf)

Cl. C, Downgraded to Ba3 (sf); previously on Apr 7, 2009 Downgraded to Baa3 (sf)

Cl. D, Downgraded to B3 (sf); previously on Apr 7, 2009 Downgraded to Ba3 (sf)

Cl. E, Downgraded to Caa2 (sf); previously on Apr 7, 2009 Downgraded to B3 (sf)

Cl. F, Downgraded to Caa3 (sf); previously on Apr 7, 2009 Downgraded to Caa1 (sf)

Cl. G, Affirmed at Caa3 (sf); previously on Apr 7, 2009 Downgraded to Caa3 (sf)

RATINGS RATIONALE

N-Star REL CDO IV Ltd. is a now static CRE CDO transaction backed by a portfolio A-Notes and whole loans (44.4% of the pool balance), B-Notes (23.6%), mezzanine loans (13.9%), CDOs (10.4%)and commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) (6.1%). As of the October 27, 2010 Trustee report, the aggregate Note balance of the transaction has decreased to $393.5 million from $400.0 million at issuance, with the paydown directed to the Class A Notes. This transaction is no longer in its reinvestment period.

There are thirteen assets with par balance of $34.2 million (7.5% of the current pool balance) that are considered Defaulted Securities as of the October 27, 2010 Trustee report. Three of these assets (50.7% of the defaulted balance) are CMBS , one asset is a mezzanine loan (29.2%) and one asset is a B-Note (20.0%). Defaulted Securities that are not CMBS are defined as assets which are in default. While there have been limited realized losses to date, Moody's does expect significant losses to occur once they are realized.

Moody's has identified the following parameters as key indicators of the expected loss within CRE CDO transactions: WARF, weighted average life (WAL), weighted average recovery rate (WARR), and Moody's asset correlation (MAC). These parameters are typically modeled as actual parameters for static deals and as covenants for managed deals.

WARF is a primary measure of the credit quality of a CRE CDO pool. We have completed updated credit estimates for the non-Moody's rated collateral. For non-CUSIP collateral, Moody's is eliminating the additional default probability stress applied to corporate debt in CDOROM® v2.6 as we expect the underlying non-CUSIP collateral to experience lower default rates and higher recovery compared to corporate debt due to the nature of the secured real estate collateral. The bottom-dollar WARF is a measure of the default probability within a collateral pool. Moody's modeled a bottom-dollar WARF of 7,034 compared to 3,902 at last review. The distribution of current ratings and credit estimates is as follows: Aaa-Aa3 (0.9% compared to 0.0% at last review), A1-A3 (3.6% compared to 0.3% at last review), Baa1-Baa3 (0.6% compared to 1.4% at last review), Ba1-Ba3 (1.8% compared to 19.6% at last review), B1-B3 (7.5% compared to 5.0% at last review), and Caa1-C (85.6% compared to 73.8% at last review).

WAL acts to adjust the probability of default of the collateral in the pool for time. Moody's modeled to a WAL of 2.1 years compared to 6.5 years at last review. The lower WAL is the actual remaining WAL.

WARR is the par-weighted average of the mean recovery values for the collateral assets in the pool. Moody's modeled a fixed WARR of 29.0% compared to 20.0% at last review.

MAC is a single factor that describes the pair-wise asset correlation to the default distribution among the instruments within the collateral pool (i.e. the measure of diversity). For non-CUSIP collateral, Moody's is reducing the maximum over concentration stress applied to correlation factors due to the diversity of tenants, property types, and geographic locations inherent in the pooled transactions. Moody's modeled a MAC of 99.9% compared to 18.7% at last review. The high MAC is due to higher default probability collateral concentrated within a large number of collateral names.

The principal methodologies used in these ratings were "CMBS: Moody's Approach to Rating Static CDOs Backed by Commercial Real Estate Securities" published in June 2004, and "Moody's Approach to Rating SF CDOs" published in November 2010.

Further information on Moody's analysis of this transaction is available on www.moodys.com. In addition, Moody's publishes a weekly summary of structured finance credit, ratings and methodologies, available to all registered users of our website, at www.moodys.com/SFQuickCheck.

Moody's review incorporated CDOROM® v2.6, one of Moody's CDO rating models, which was released on May 27, 2010.

The cash flow model, CDOEdge® v3.2, was used to analyze the cash flow waterfall and its effect on the capital structure of the deal.

Changes in any one or combination of the key parameters may have rating implications on certain classes of rated notes. However, in many instances, a change in key parameter assumptions in certain stress scenarios may be offset by a change in one or more of the other key parameters. Rated notes are particularly sensitive to changes in recovery rate assumptions. Holding all other key parameters static, changing the recovery rate assumption down from 29% to 19% or up to 39% would result in average rating movement on the rated tranches of 1 to 5 notches downward and 1 to 5 notches upward, respectively.

The performance expectations for a given variable indicate Moody's forward-looking view of the likely range of performance over the medium term. From time to time, Moody's may, if warranted, change these expectations. Performance that falls outside the given range may indicate that the collateral's credit quality is stronger or weaker than Moody's had anticipated when the related securities ratings were issued. Even so, a deviation from the expected range will not necessarily result in a rating action nor does performance within expectations preclude such actions. The decision to take (or not take) a rating action is dependent on an assessment of a range of factors including, but not exclusively, the performance metrics. Primary sources of assumption uncertainty are the current stressed macroeconomic environment and continuing weakness in the commercial real estate and lending markets. Moody's currently views the commercial real estate market as stressed with further performance declines expected in a majority of property sectors. The availability of debt capital is improving with terms returning towards market norms. Job growth and housing price stability will be necessary precursors to commercial real estate recovery. Overall, Moody's central global scenario remains "hook-shaped" for 2010 and 2011; we expect overall a sluggish recovery in most of the world's largest economies, returning to trend growth rate with elevated fiscal deficits and persistent unemployment levels.

Moody's Investors Service did not receive or take into account a third party due diligence report on the underlying assets or financial instruments related to the monitoring of this transaction in the past six months.

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Please see the Credit Policy page on Moodys.com for the methodologies used in determining ratings, further information on the meaning of each rating category and the definition of default and recovery.

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Moody's Affirms One and Downgrades Six CRE CDO Classes N-Star REL CDO IV Ltd.
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