EUR2,650 million of debt securities rated
Madrid, February 25, 2013 -- Moody's Investors Service has assigned provisional (P) ratings to two
series of notes to be issued by IM GRUPO BANCO POPULAR EMPRESAS V FTA
(the Fondo):
- EUR1,987.5 million Series A Notes, assigned
(P) A3 (sf)
- EUR662.5 million Series B Notes, assigned (P) Ba3
(sf)
RATINGS RATIONALE
IM GRUPO BANCO POPULAR EMPRESAS V FTA is a securitisation of standard
loans mainly granted by Banco Popular (Ba1 Possible Downgrade/NP) to small
and medium-sized enterprise (SME) and self-employed individuals.
At closing, the Fondo -- a newly formed limited-liability
entity incorporated under the laws of Spain -- will issue
two series of rated notes. Banco Popular will act as servicer of
the loans, while Intermoney Titulización S.G.F.T.,
S.A. will be the management company (Gestora) of the Fondo.
As of 28 January 2013, the provisional asset pool of underlying
assets was composed of a portfolio of 49,580 contracts granted to
SMEs and self-employed individuals located in Spain. The
assets were originated mainly between 2008 and 2012. The weighted-average
seasoning of the portfolio is 1.89 years and the weighted-average
remaining terms is 3.99 years. The whole pool is unsecured.
Geographically, the pool is well diversified with Madrid (16.35%),
Catalonia (16.26%) and Andalusia (13.24%)
as top regions. At closing, there will be no loans more than
90 days in arrears and above 30 days only up to a maximum of 1%.
In Moody's view, the strong credit positive features of this deal
include, among others: (i) a relatively short weighted average
life of 2.18 years; (ii) a granular pool (with an effective
number of obligors of over 3,000); (iii) a good seasoning of
1.89 yrs; and (iv) a geographically well-diversified
pool. However, the transaction has several challenging features:
(i) strong degree of linkage to Banco Popular acting as servicer and paying
agent; (ii) no swap in place and (iii) all the assets are unsecured.
These characteristics were reflected in Moody's analysis and provisional
ratings, where several simulations tested the available credit enhancement
and 10% reserve fund to cover potential shortfalls in interest
or principal envisioned in the transaction structure.
The ratings are primarily based on the credit quality of the portfolio,
its diversity, the structural features of the transaction and its
legal integrity.
In its quantitative assessment, Moody's assumed a mean default rate
of 9.31%, with a coefficient of variation of 66.6%
and a stochastic mean recovery rate of 35.0%. Moody's
also tested other set of assumptions under its Parameter Sensitivities
analysis. For instance, if the assumed default probability
of 9.31% used in determining the initial rating was changed
to 10.40% and the recovery rate of 35% was changed
to 30%, the model-indicated rating for Serie A and
Serie B of A3(sf) and Ba3(sf) would be Baa1(sf) and B1(sf) respectively.
For more details, please refer to the full Parameter Sensitivity
analysis included in the New Issue Report of this transaction.
The global V Score for this transaction is Medium/High, which is
in line with the score assigned for the Spanish SME sector and representative
of the volatility and uncertainty in the Spanish SME sector. V-Scores
are a relative assessment of the quality of available credit information
and of the degree of dependence on various assumptions used in determining
the rating. For more information, the V-Score has
been assigned accordingly to the report " V Scores and Parameter Sensitivities
in the EMEA Small-to-Medium Enterprise ABS Sector " published
in June 2009.
The methodologies used in this rating were "Moody's Approach to Rating
CDOs of SMEs in Europe" published in February 2007, "Refining the
ABS SME Approach: Moody's Probability of Default assumptions in
the rating analysis of granular Small and Mid-sized Enterprise
portfolios in EMEA", published in March 2009 and "Moody's Approach
to Rating Granular SME Transactions in Europe, Middle East and Africa",
published in June 2007. Please see the Credit Policy page on www.moodys.com
for a copy of these methodologies.
In rating this transaction, Moody's used ABSROM 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 Inverse Normal distribution assumed for the portfolio
default rate. On the recovery side Moody's assumes a stochastic
(normal) recovery distribution which is correlated to the default distribution.
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.
As such, Moody's analysis encompasses the assessment of stressed
scenarios.
On 21 August 2012, Moody's released a Request for Comment seeking
market feedback on proposed adjustments to its modelling assumptions.
These adjustments are designed to account for the impact of rapid and
significant country credit deterioration on structured finance transactions.
If the adjusted approach is implemented as proposed, the rating
of the notes affected by today's rating action may be negatively affected.
See "Approach to Assessing the Impact of a Rapid Country Credit Deterioration
on Structured Finance Transactions", (http://www.moodys.com/research/Approach-to-Assessing-the-Impact-of-a-Rapid-Country-Credit--PBS_SF294880)
for further details regarding the implications of the proposed methodology
changes on Moody's ratings.
REGULATORY DISCLOSURES
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_SF317712
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Luis?Mozos
Vice President - Senior Analyst
Structured Finance Group
Moody's Investors Service Espana, S.A.
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Moody's assigns provisional ratings to IM GRUPO BANCO POPULAR EMPRESAS V's SME CDO notes