Approximately $982.2 Million of Structured Securities Affected
New York, September 21, 2018 -- Moody's Investors Service, ("Moody's") has
affirmed the ratings on thirteen classes in JPMBB Commercial Mortgage
Securities Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2014-C25 as follows:
Cl. A-1, Affirmed Aaa (sf); previously on Sep
7, 2017 Affirmed Aaa (sf)
Cl. A-2, Affirmed Aaa (sf); previously on Sep
7, 2017 Affirmed Aaa (sf)
Cl. A-3, Affirmed Aaa (sf); previously on Sep
7, 2017 Affirmed Aaa (sf)
Cl. A-4A1, Affirmed Aaa (sf); previously on Sep
7, 2017 Affirmed Aaa (sf)
Cl. A-4A2, Affirmed Aaa (sf); previously on Sep
7, 2017 Affirmed Aaa (sf)
Cl. A-5, Affirmed Aaa (sf); previously on Sep
7, 2017 Affirmed Aaa (sf)
Cl. A-SB, Affirmed Aaa (sf); previously on Sep
7, 2017 Affirmed Aaa (sf)
Cl. A-S, Affirmed Aa1 (sf); previously on Sep
7, 2017 Affirmed Aa1 (sf)
Cl. B, Affirmed Aa3 (sf); previously on Sep 7,
2017 Affirmed Aa3 (sf)
Cl. C, Affirmed A3 (sf); previously on Sep 7,
2017 Affirmed A3 (sf)
Cl. EC, Affirmed A1 (sf); previously on Sep 7,
2017 Affirmed A1 (sf)
Cl. X-A, Affirmed Aa1 (sf); previously on Sep
7, 2017 Affirmed Aa1 (sf)
Cl. X-B, Affirmed Aa3 (sf); previously on Sep
7, 2017 Affirmed Aa3 (sf)
RATINGS RATIONALE
The ratings on ten P&I classes were affirmed because the transaction's
key metrics, including Moody's loan-to-value (LTV)
ratio, Moody's stressed debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) and the
transaction's Herfindahl Index (Herf), are within acceptable
ranges.
The rating on the exchangeable class, Cl. EC, was affirmed
due to the weighted average rating factor (WARF) of the exchangeable classes.
The rating on the IO classes, Cl. X-A and Cl.
X-B, were affirmed based on the credit quality of their referenced
classes.
Moody's rating action reflects a base expected loss of 4.8%
of the current pooled balance, compared to 4.5% at
Moody's last review. Moody's base expected loss plus realized
losses is now 4.6% of the original pooled balance,
compared to 4.5% at the last review. Moody's
provides a current list of base expected losses for conduit and fusion
CMBS transactions on moodys.com at http://www.moodys.com/viewresearchdoc.aspx?docid=PBS_SF215255.
FACTORS THAT WOULD LEAD TO AN UPGRADE OR DOWNGRADE OF THE RATINGS:
The performance expectations for a given variable indicate Moody's forward-looking
view of the likely range of performance over the medium term. Performance
that falls outside the given range can indicate that the collateral's
credit quality is stronger or weaker than Moody's had previously expected.
Factors that could lead to an upgrade of the ratings include a significant
amount of loan paydowns or amortization, an increase in the pool's
share of defeasance or an improvement in pool performance.
Factors that could lead to a downgrade of the ratings include a decline
in the performance of the pool, loan concentration, an increase
in realized and expected losses from specially serviced and troubled loans
or interest shortfalls.
METHODOLOGY UNDERLYING THE RATING ACTION
The principal methodology used in rating JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Trust
2014-C25, Cl. A-1, Cl. A-2,
Cl. A-3, Cl. A-4A1, Cl.
A-4A2, Cl. A-5, Cl. A-S,
Cl. A-SB, Cl. B, and Cl. C was
"Approach to Rating US and Canadian Conduit/Fusion CMBS" published in
July 2017. The principal methodology used in rating JPMBB Commercial
Mortgage Trust 2014-C25, Cl. EC was "Moody's
Approach to Rating Repackaged Securities" published in June 2015.
The methodologies used in rating JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C25,
Cl. X-A and Cl. X-B were "Approach to Rating
US and Canadian Conduit/Fusion CMBS" published in July 2017 and "Moody's
Approach to Rating Structured Finance Interest-Only (IO) Securities"
published in June 2017. Please see the Rating Methodologies page
on www.moodys.com for a copy of these methodologies.
DEAL PERFORMANCE
As of the September 17, 2018 distribution date, the transaction's
aggregate certificate balance has decreased by 2.7% to $1.15
billion from $1.18 billion at securitization. The
certificates are collateralized by 65 mortgage loans ranging in size from
less than 1% to 9.4% of the pool, with the
top ten loans (excluding defeasance) constituting 47.9%
of the pool. Four loans, constituting 7.1%
of the pool, have defeased and are secured by US government securities.
Moody's uses a variation of Herf to measure the diversity of loan
sizes, where a higher number represents greater diversity.
Loan concentration has an important bearing on potential rating volatility,
including the risk of multiple notch downgrades under adverse circumstances.
The credit neutral Herf score is 40. The pool has a Herf of 26,
compared to 28 at Moody's last review.
Eight loans, constituting 7.0% of the pool,
are on the master servicer's watchlist. The watchlist includes
loans that meet certain portfolio review guidelines established as part
of the CRE Finance Council (CREFC) monthly reporting package. As
part of Moody's ongoing monitoring of a transaction, the agency
reviews the watchlist to assess which loans have material issues that
could affect performance.
There are no loans that have been liquidated from the pool. Four
loans, constituting 1.6% of the pool, are currently
in special servicing. The largest specially serviced loan is the
Hampton Inn Houston -- Northwest ($6.4 million --
0.6% of the pool), which is secured by a 62-key
limited-service hotel located in Houston, Texas approximately
20 miles northwest of the Houston central business district. The
loan transferred to special servicing in February 2018 due to declining
performance related to the oil market. The year end 2017 occupancy,
average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR) were
67.6%, $107.56 and $72.71,
respectively, compared to 75.0%, $134.54
and $100.91, respectively, at securitization.
The remaining three specially serviced loans are secured by two hotels
and one retail property. Moody's estimates an aggregate $7.4
million loss for the specially serviced loans (40.5% expected
loss on average).
Moody's has also assumed a high default probability for three poorly
performing loans, constituting 2.2% of the pool,
and has estimated an aggregate loss of $3.8 million (a 15%
expected loss based on a 50% probability default) from these troubled
loans.
Moody's received full year 2017 operating results for 95% of the
pool, and full or partial year 2018 operating results for 96%
of the pool (excluding specially serviced and defeased loans).
Moody's weighted average conduit LTV is 108.8%,
compared to 110.3% at Moody's last review.
Moody's conduit component excludes loans with structured credit
assessments, defeased and CTL loans, and specially serviced
and troubled loans. Moody's net cash flow (NCF) reflects
a weighted average haircut of 18.9% to the most recently
available net operating income (NOI). Moody's value reflects
a weighted average capitalization rate of 9.8%.
Moody's actual and stressed conduit DSCRs are 1.66X and 1.00X,
respectively, compared to 1.65X and 0.98X at the last
review. Moody's actual DSCR is based on Moody's NCF
and the loan's actual debt service. Moody's stressed
DSCR is based on Moody's NCF and a 9.25% stress rate
the agency applied to the loan balance.
The top three conduit loans represent 23% of the pool balance.
The largest loan is the CityPlace Loan ($108.8 million --
9.4% of the pool), which is secured by five adjacently
located office buildings and one mixed-use office building located
in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Creve Coeur is located approximately
seventeen miles west of the St. Louis central business district.
The collateral is part of a larger 31-acre campus, which
includes 1.2 million square feet (SF) of office space, retail,
and residential buildings. As of June 2018, the property
was 94% leased, compared to 93% leased, as of
July 2017. Moody's LTV and stressed DSCR are 124% and 0.83X,
respectively, the same at the last review.
The second largest loan is the BankNote Building Loan ($83 million
-- 7.2% of the pool), which is secured by a Class-B
office complex located within the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx
in New York City. The property is comprised of four buildings developed
in 1910 and designated as a historic landmark by the NYC Landmarks Preservation
Committee in 2008. The property received approximately $33
million in capital improvements between 2007 and 2014. As of June
2018, the property was 96% leased compared to 88%
leased, as of June 2017. The loan is encumbered by an additional
$10 million B Note. Property performance has improved since
securitization due to an increase in revenues. Moody's LTV and
stressed DSCR are 118.6% and 0.84X, respectively,
compared to 129.4% and 0.77X at the last review.
The third largest loan is the Grapevine Mills Loan ($73 million
-- 6.3% of the pool), which is secured by a 1.34
million SF component of a 1.63 million SF super-regional
mall located in Grapevine, Texas. The loan represents a pari-passu
portion of a $268.0 million mortgage loan. The property
is located approximately 10 miles north of Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport and contains a mix of outlets, traditional retailers and
entertainment related venues. The largest tenants include Fieldhouse
USA, Burlington Coat Factory, Round 1 Bowling and Last Call
by Neiman Marcus. The property also includes a 30-screen
AMC Theatres, Legoland Discovery Center, and an aquarium.
The collateral was 95% leased as of year-end 2017,
compared to 99% leased as of year-end 2016. Moody's
LTV and stressed DSCR are 71% and 1.38X, respectively,
the same as at the last review.
REGULATORY DISCLOSURES
For further specification of Moody's key rating assumptions and sensitivity
analysis, see the sections Methodology Assumptions and Sensitivity
to Assumptions of the disclosure form.
The analysis includes an assessment of collateral characteristics and
performance to determine the expected collateral loss or a range of expected
collateral losses or cash flows to the rated instruments. As a
second step, Moody's estimates expected collateral losses or cash
flows using a quantitative tool that takes into account credit enhancement,
loss allocation and other structural features, to derive the expected
loss for each rated instrument.
Moody's did not use any stress scenario simulations in its analysis.
For ratings issued on a program, series or category/class of debt,
this announcement provides certain regulatory disclosures in relation
to each rating of a subsequently issued bond or note of the same series
or category/class of debt or pursuant to a program for which the ratings
are derived exclusively from existing ratings in accordance with Moody's
rating practices. For ratings issued on a support provider,
this announcement provides certain regulatory disclosures in relation
to the credit rating action on the support provider and in relation to
each particular credit rating action for securities that derive their
credit ratings from the support provider's credit rating.
For provisional ratings, this announcement provides certain regulatory
disclosures in relation to the provisional rating assigned, and
in relation to a definitive rating that may be assigned subsequent to
the final issuance of the debt, in each case where the transaction
structure and terms have not changed prior to the assignment of the definitive
rating in a manner that would have affected the rating. For further
information please see the ratings tab on the issuer/entity page for the
respective issuer on www.moodys.com.
For any affected securities or rated entities receiving direct credit
support from the primary entity(ies) of this credit rating action,
and whose ratings may change as a result of this credit rating action,
the associated regulatory disclosures will be those of the guarantor entity.
Exceptions to this approach exist for the following disclosures,
if applicable to jurisdiction: Ancillary Services, Disclosure
to rated entity, Disclosure from rated entity.
Regulatory disclosures contained in this press release apply to the credit
rating and, if applicable, the related rating outlook or rating
review.
Please see www.moodys.com for any updates on changes to
the lead rating analyst and to the Moody's legal entity that has issued
the rating.
Please see the ratings tab on the issuer/entity page on www.moodys.com
for additional regulatory disclosures for each credit rating.
Ruby Kaur
Analyst
Structured Finance Group
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
250 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007
U.S.A.
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Matthew Halpern
Vice President - Senior Analyst
Structured Finance Group
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