New York, October 15, 2014 -- Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the ratings on the following trust
units issued by Calculus CMBS Resecuritization Trust:
Series 2006-1 Trust Units, Affirmed Ca (sf); previously
on Nov 12, 2013 Affirmed Ca (sf)
Series 2006-2 Trust Units, Affirmed Ca (sf); previously
on Nov 12, 2013 Affirmed Ca (sf)
Series 2006-3 Trust Units, Affirmed Ca (sf); previously
on Nov 12, 2013 Affirmed Ca (sf)
Series 2006-4 Trust Units, Affirmed Ca (sf); previously
on Nov 12, 2013 Affirmed Ca (sf)
Series 2006-6 Trust Units, Affirmed Ca (sf); previously
on Nov 12, 2013 Affirmed Ca (sf)
Credit Default Swap Class A, Affirmed Caa3 (sf); previously
on Nov 12, 2013 Affirmed Caa3 (sf)
RATINGS RATIONALE
Moody's has affirmed the ratings on the transaction because key transaction
metrics are commensurate with the existing ratings. The rating
action is the result of Moody's on-going surveillance of commercial
real estate collateralized debt obligation (CRE CDO Synthetic) transactions.
Calculus CMBS Resecuritization Trust is a static synthetic credit linked
notes transaction backed by a portfolio of credit default swaps referencing
100% commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS). All of
the CMBS reference obligations were securitized in 2004 (2.5%),
2005 (77.7%), and 2006 (19.8%).
Currently, 77% of the reference obligations are publicly
rated by Moody's.
Moody's has identified the following as key indicators of the expected
loss in CRE CDO transactions: the weighted average rating factor
(WARF), the weighted average life (WAL), the weighted average
recovery rate (WARR), and Moody's asset correlation (MAC).
Moody's typically models these 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.
Moody's has updated its assessments for the reference obligations
it does not rate. The rating agency modeled a bottom-dollar
WARF of 968, compared to 692 at last review. The current
ratings on the Moody's-rated reference obligations and the
assessments of the non-Moody's rated reference obligations
follow: Aaa-Aa3 and 34.3% compared to 22.0%
at last review; A1-A3 and 28.0%, the same
as last review; Baa1-Baa3 and 9.8% compared
to 22.0% at last review; Ba1-Ba3 and 13.2%
compared to 15.5% at last review; B1-B3 and
7.2% compared to 10.0% at last review;
and Caa1-Ca/C and 7.5% compared to 2.5%.
Moody's modeled a WAL of 2.0 years, compared to 1.9
years at last review. The WAL is based on assumptions about extensions
on the underlying reference obligations.
Moody's modeled a variable WARR with a mean of 14.1%,
compared to a mean of 38.4% at last review.
Moody's modeled a MAC of 8.3%, compared to 21.5%
at last review.
Methodology Underlying the Rating Action:
The principal methodology used in this rating was "Moody's Approach to
Rating SF CDOs" published in March 2014. Please see the Credit
Policy page on www.moodys.com for a copy of this methodology.
Factors that would lead to an upgrade or downgrade of the rating:
The performance of the notes is subject to uncertainty, because
it is sensitive to the performance of the underlying portfolio,
which in turn depends on economic and credit conditions that are subject
to change. The servicing decisions of the master and special servicer
and surveillance by the operating advisor with respect to the collateral
interests and oversight of the transaction will also affect the performance
of the rated notes.
Moody's Parameter Sensitivities: Changes to any one or more of the
key parameters could have rating implications for some of the rated notes,
although a change in one key parameter assumption could be offset by a
change in one or more of the other key parameter assumptions. The
rated notes are particularly sensitive to changes in the ratings of the
reference obligations and credit estimates. Notching the reference
obligations down by -1 notch would result in no rating movement
on the rated notes (e.g. one notch downward implies Baa3
to Ba1). Notching the reference obligations upward by +1 notch
would result in an average modeled rating movement of zero to one notch
upward (e.g. one notch upward implies Baa3 to Baa2).
The primary sources of uncertainty in Moody's assumptions are the
extent of growth in the current macroeconomic environment given the weak
recovery and commercial real estate property markets. Commercial
real estate property values continue to improve modestly, along
with a rise in investment activity and stabilization in core property
type performance. Limited new construction and moderate job growth
have aided this improvement. However, sustained growth will
not be possible until investment increases steadily for a significant
period, non-performing properties are cleared from the pipeline
and fears of a euro area recession abate.
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.
Moody's did not receive or take into account a third-party
assessment on the due diligence performed regarding the underlying assets
or financial instruments related to the monitoring of this transaction
in the past six months.
In rating this transaction, Moody's used Moody's CDOROM™
to model the cash flows and determine the loss for each tranche.
Moody's CDOROM™ is a Monte Carlo simulation that uses Moody's
default probabilities as input. Moody's models each corporate
reference entity individually with a standard multi-factor model
that incorporates both intra- and inter-industry correlations.
The correlation structure is based on a Gaussian copula. Each Monte
Carlo scenario simulates defaults to derive losses on a portfolio,
which the model then allocates to the notes in reverse order of priority
to derive the loss on the issuer's notes. By repeating this
process and averaging the number of simulations, Moody's can
derive an estimate of the expected loss on the notes.
As the section on loss and cash flow analysis describes, Moody's
quantitative analysis entails an evaluation of scenarios that stress factors
contributing to sensitivity of ratings and take into account the likelihood
of severe collateral losses or impaired cash flows. Moody's
weights the impact on the rated instruments based on its assumptions of
the likelihood of the events in such scenarios occurring.
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 rating action on the support provider and in relation to each particular
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 rating action, and
whose ratings may change as a result of this rating action, the
associated regulatory disclosures will be those of the guarantor entity.
Exceptions to this approach exist for the following disclosures,
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review.
Please see www.moodys.com for any updates on changes to
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for additional regulatory disclosures for each credit rating.
Biao He
Analyst
Structured Finance Group
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
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Moody's affirms six trust units issued by Calculus CMBS Resec Trust