Approximately $397 Million of Structured Securities Affected
New York, April 22, 2011 -- Moody's has affirmed one and downgraded three classes of Certificates
issued by Greenwich Capital Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-RR2
(GCCFC 2007-RR2) 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 decrease in weighted average recovery
rate (WARR). The rating action is the result of Moody's on-going
surveillance of commercial real estate collateralized debt obligation
(CRE CDO) transactions.
Cl. A-1FL, Downgraded to Caa3 (sf); previously
on Apr 28, 2010 Downgraded to Caa2 (sf)
Cl. A-1FX, Downgraded to Caa3 (sf); previously
on Apr 28, 2010 Downgraded to Caa2 (sf)
Cl. A-2, Affirmed at C (sf); previously on Apr
28, 2010 Downgraded to C (sf)
Cl. X, Downgraded to Caa3 (sf); previously on Apr 28,
2010 Downgraded to Caa2 (sf)
RATINGS RATIONALE
GCCFC 2007-RR2 is a static CRE CDO transaction backed by a portfolio
of commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) (100% of the current
pool balance). As of the March 22, 2011 Trustee report,
the aggregate Certificate balance of the transaction has decreased to
$528.0 million from $528.7 million at issuance,
due to minimal realized losses to Class S.
Moody's has identified the following parameters as key indicators of the
expected loss within CRE CDO transactions: WARF, weighted
average life (WAL), 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. The bottom-dollar WARF is a measure of
the default probability within a collateral pool. Moody's
modeled a bottom-dollar WARF of 8,989 compared to 5,609
at last review. The distribution of current ratings and credit
estimates is as follows: Baa1-Baa3 (0.0% compared
to 2.8% at last review), Ba1-Ba3 (0.0%
compared to 17.3% at last review), B1-B3 (6.5%
compared to 32.8% at last review), and Caa1-C
(93.5% compared to 47.1% 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 6.1 years compared
to 7.0 years at last review.
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 0.3% compared to 3.9% 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). Moody's
modeled a MAC of 0.0% compared to 100% at last review.
The low MAC is due to higher default probability collateral concentrated
within a small number of collateral names.
Moody's review incorporated CDOROM® v2.8, one of Moody's
CDO rating models, which was released on January 24, 2011.
The cash flow model, CDOEdge® v3.2.1.0,
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 up from 0.3%
to 10.3% does not affect the model results.
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 sluggish macroeconomic environment
and varying performance in the commercial real estate property markets.
However, Moody's expects to see increasing or stabilizing property
values, higher transaction volumes, a slowing in the pace
of loan delinquencies and greater liquidity for commercial real estate
in 2011 The hotel and multifamily sectors are continuing to show signs
of recovery, while recovery in the office and retail sectors will
be tied to recovery of the broader economy. The availability of
debt capital continues to improve with terms returning toward market norms.
Moody's central global macroeconomic scenario reflects an overall sluggish
recovery through 2012, amidst ongoing individual, corporate
and governmental deleveraging, persistent unemployment, and
government budget considerations.
The principal methodology used in these ratings was "Moody's Approach
to Rating SF CDOs" published in November 2010.
Other methodology used in these ratings was "CMBS: Moody's Approach
to Rating Static CDOs Backed by Commercial Real Estate Securities" published
in June 2004.
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.
REGULATORY DISCLOSURES
Information sources used to prepare the credit rating are the following:
parties involved in the ratings, parties not involved in the ratings,
public information, confidential and proprietary Moody's Investors
Service information, and confidential and proprietary Moody's
Analytics information.
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a credit rating.
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independent third-party sources. However, Moody's
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Please see ratings tab on the issuer/entity page on Moodys.com
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used in determining ratings, further information on the meaning
of each rating category and the definition of default and recovery.
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Romina Padhi
Asst Vice President - Analyst
Structured Finance Group
Moody's Investors Service
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VP - Senior Credit Officer
Structured Finance Group
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Moody's Affirms One and Downgrades Three CRE CDO Classes of Greenwich Capital Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-RR2