New York, November 18, 2011 --
Moody's Rating
Issue: 2009 Series A - 1 (Program Bonds) (Non - AMT);
Rating: Aaa; Sale Amount: $30,000,000;
Expected Sale Date: 11/21/2011; Rating Description: Housing
Other
Issue: Single Family Mortgage Purchase Revenue Bonds, 2011
Series A (Refunding Market Bonds) (Non - AMT); Rating:
Aaa; Sale Amount: $7,005,000; Expected
Sale Date: 11/21/2011; Rating Description: Mortgage:
Single-Family: Whole Loans
Issue: Single Family Mortgage Purchase Revenue Bonds, 2011
Series B (New Money Market Bonds) (Non-AMT); Rating:
Aaa; Sale Amount: $12,995,000; Expected
Sale Date: 11/21/2011; Rating Description: Mortgage:
Single-Family: Whole Loans
Opinion
Moody's Investors Service has assigned a rating of Aaa to Hawaii
Housing Finance and Development Corporation's Single Family Mortgage
Purchase Revenue Bonds 2009 Series A-1, 2011 Series A and
2011 Series B (the 2009 Bonds), with a combined par amount of $50,000,000.
We have also affirmed the rating on all of the parity bonds issued under
the Single Family Mortgage Purchase Revenue Bond Trust Indenture ($83,195,000
outstanding).
The outlook for the ratings is negative based on the outlook for the rating
of the US government.
RATINGS RATIONALE
The rating is based on the high level of security provided by the asset
to debt ratio of the Indenture, Indenture assets consisting primarily
of mortgage-backed securities (MBSs) issued by Ginnie Mae and Fannie
Mae, and conservative investments.
STRENGTHS
Strong financial performance of the Indenture, with PADR of 1.154
(as of the 6/30/10 audit) and profitability of 8.78%
Pledged assets consist primarily of MBS, minimizing risk of losses
due to mortgage loan delinquencies or foreclosures
Debt consists of long-term fixed-rate bonds
CHALLENGES
Withdrawals of funds from the Indenture, including at the request
of other parts of State government, could erode program strength
over time, although none are currently contemplated
Significant deterioration of investment counterparty ratings could have
a negative impact
Outlook
The outlook on the rating is stable due to the strength of the program's
fundamental credit characteristics.
What Could Make the Rating Go Up
NA
What Could Make the Rating Go Down
Downgrade of the US
Material downgrade of investment providers
Significant deterioration of indenture financial performance, including
reductions in asset to debt ratios, erosion of profitability or
weakened cash flows
The principal methodology used in this rating was Strength in Structure:
Moody's Approach to Rating Single-Family Housing Bonds Secured
by Mortgage-Backed Securities published in May 1999. Please
see the Credit Policy page on www.moodys.com for a copy
of this methodology.
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Moody's Assigns a Aaa Rating to Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's Single Family Mortgage Purchase Revenue Bonds 2009 Series A-1, 2011 Series A and 2011 Series B; Outlook is Negative