Approximately RUB 5,922.36 million of Debt Securities affected
Frankfurt am Main, December 04, 2014 -- Moody's has assigned a provisional rating to Notes to be issued by LLC
"Mortgage Agent Absolut 3":
....RUB 5,922.36 million Class
A Residential Mortgage Backed Fixed Rate Bonds due September 2042,
Assigned (P)Baa3 (sf)
RUB 1,045.123 million Class B Notes were not rated by Moody's.
This transaction will be the third securitisation of mortgages originated
by Absolut Bank (B1/NP). The portfolio consists of the Russian
residential mortgage loans serviced by Absolut Bank. DeltaCredit
Bank (Baa3/P-3) acts as back-up servicer in the transaction.
The deal is static, no substitution of loans will take place during
the life of the deal.
RATINGS RATIONALE
The rating takes into account, among other factors, the performance
of the first two transactions launched by Absolut Bank in 2013,
the credit quality of the underlying mortgage loan pool, from which
Moody's determined the MILAN Credit Enhancement and the portfolio expected
loss, as well as legal considerations and the initial credit enhancement
of 20.1% provided to the Class A Notes by the junior notes
(15%) and the reserve fund (5.1%). The expected
portfolio loss of [7.5]% and the MILAN required credit
enhancement of [25]% serve as input parameters for Moody's
cash flow model and tranching model, which is based on a probabilistic
lognormal distribution as described in the report "The Lognormal Method
Applied to ABS Analysis", published in July 2000.
The most significant driver for the MILAN Credit Enhancement number,
which is similar to other MILAN CE numbers in the Russian RMBS transactions
was the limited amount of historical information available from the originator,
the fact that for about [65.1]% of the borrowers income
was verified using forms provided by the bank rather than official tax
forms and the fact that more than 50% of the pool comprises the
loans, which are so-called "high quality application"
(when underwriting these loans the Bank does not call the borrower's
employer in order to verify borrower's income and employment).
The main driver for the expected loss, which is also in line with
expected losses assumed for other Russian RMBS transactions, was
the limited historical data available on the originator's portfolio and
the fact that the performance of the first two securitisations of Absolut
is in line with Moody's expectations. The weighted average
current loan-to-value (LTV) of [54.5]%
is in line with the LTV observed in other Russian RMBS transactions.
The transaction benefits from an amortising reserve fund sized at 5.1%
of the notes, which will be fully funded at closing. The
reserve fund will be replenished before the interest payment on the unrated
Class B notes. Subject to conditions such as no draw on the reserve
fund, no unpaid principal deficiency, and no servicer default,
the reserve fund may amortise 5.1% of the outstanding notes
down to a floor of RUB 55.0 mio.
The provisional rating address the expected loss posed to investors by
the legal final maturity of the Notes. Moody's issues a provisional
rating in advance of the final sale of securities, but the rating
represents only Moody's preliminary credit opinions. Upon a conclusive
review of the transaction and associated documentation, Moody's
will endeavour to assign a definitive rating to the Notes. A definitive
rating may differ from a provisional rating. Other non-credit
risks have not been addressed, but may have a significant effect
on yield to investors.
Moody's Parameter Sensitivities: Even if MILAN Credit Enhancement
was increased from 25% to 35% and the portfolio expected
loss was increased from 7.5% to 9.4%,
the model output indicates that the Class A notes would have achieved
Baa3.
Moody's Parameter Sensitivities provide a quantitative/model-indicated
calculation of the number of rating notches that a Moody's structured
finance security may vary if certain input parameters used in the initial
rating process differed. The analysis assumes that the deal has
not aged and is not intended to measure how the rating of the security
might migrate over time, but rather how the initial rating of the
security might have differed if key rating input parameters were varied.
Parameter Sensitivities for the typical EMEA RMBS transaction are calculated
by stressing key variable inputs in Moody's primary rating model.
The principal methodology used in this rating was "Moody's Approach to
Rating RMBS Using the MILAN Framework" published in March 2014.
Please see the Credit Policy page on www.moodys.com for
a copy of this methodology.
Other Factors used in this rating are described in Key Legal and Structural
Rating Issues in Russian Securitisation Transactions published in June
2007.
Factors that would lead to an upgrade or downgrade of the rating:
Factors that would lead to an upgrade:
1. A significant improvement in the legal environment
Factors that would lead to a downgrade:
1. The ratings downgrade of the Russian Federation
2. The ratings downgrade of Absolut Bank
3. The growth of the pool delinquencies and loss rates above expectations
4. Unforeseen regulatory changes
Loss and Cash Flow Analysis:
In rating this transaction, Moody's used a cash flow model to model
the cash flows and determine the loss for each tranche. The cash
flow model evaluates all default scenarios that are then weighted considering
the probabilities of the lognormal distribution assumed for the portfolio
default rate. In each default scenario, the corresponding
loss for each class of notes is calculated given the incoming cash flows
from the assets and the outgoing payments to third parties and noteholders.
Therefore, the expected loss or EL for each tranche is the sum product
of (i) the probability of occurrence of each default scenario; and
(ii) the loss derived from the cash flow model in each default scenario
for each tranche.
Stress Scenarios:
As described in the previous paragraph, Moody's analysis encompasses
the assessment of stressed scenarios.
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 in this transaction.
Further information on the representations and warranties and enforcement
mechanisms available to investors are available on http://www.moodys.com/viewresearchdoc.aspx?docid=PBS_SF382792.
Moody's describes its loss and cash flow analysis in the section
"Ratings Rationale" of this press release.
Moody's describes the stress scenarios it has considered for this
rating action in the section "Ratings Rationale" of this press
release.
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.
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to rated entity, Disclosure from rated entity.
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review.
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Stanislav Nastassine
Asst Vice President - Analyst
Structured Finance Group
Moody's Deutschland GmbH
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Frankfurt am Main 60322
Germany
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Michelangelo Margaria
VP - Sr Credit Officer/Manager
Structured Finance Group
Telephone:+39-02-9148-1100
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Moody's assigns a provisional rating to notes to be issued by LLC Mortgage Agent Absolut 3, Russian RMBS