London, 03 December 2013 -- Moody's has today confirmed the ratings of the Class A, B and C
notes in Dutch RMBS deal E-MAC NL 2005-I B.V.
and the Series 2 B notes in UK RMBS deal Granite Mortgages 04-1
plc. The confirmations reflect the improved credit quality of Citibank
N.A. (London Branch), which acts as swap counterparty
in the two deals, following the upgrade of its ratings as of 14
November 2013 to A2/(P)P-1 from A3/(P)P-2. Moody's
has also confirmed the ratings of the Class 3A notes in UK RMBS deal Permanent
Master Issuer PLC Series 2010-2, following the swap novation
to Natixis (A2/P-1) from Royal Bank of Scotland plc (A3/P-2).
Issuer: E-MAC NL 2005-I B.V.
....EUR476.2M A Notes, Confirmed
at Aaa (sf); previously on Nov 14, 2013 Aaa (sf) Placed Under
Review for Possible Downgrade
....EUR10.5M B Notes, Confirmed
at Aa3 (sf); previously on Nov 14, 2013 Aa3 (sf) Placed Under
Review for Possible Downgrade
....EUR7.8M C Notes, Confirmed
at Baa1 (sf); previously on Nov 14, 2013 Baa1 (sf) Placed Under
Review for Possible Downgrade
Issuer: Granite Mortgages 04-1 plc
....EUR91M Series 2 B Notes, Confirmed
at Aa2 (sf); previously on Nov 14, 2013 Aa2 (sf) Placed Under
Review for Possible Downgrade
Issuer: Permanent Master Issuer PLC Series 2010-2
....US$750M 3A Notes, Confirmed
at Aaa (sf); previously on Nov 14, 2013 Aaa (sf) Placed Under
Review for Possible Downgrade
RATINGS RATIONALE
Today's confirmations reflect the decrease in counterparty risk
in the three transactions and conclude Moody's review of these ratings,
following their placement on review for possible downgrade on 14 November
2013 as a result of swap counterparty exposure. This review followed
the introduction of the rating agency's updated approach to assessing
swap counterparty linkage in structured finance transactions. Please
see Press Release https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-reviews-for-downgrade-EMEA-RMBS-and-ABS-transactions-due--PR_286515.
-- CONFIRMATION OF RATINGS OF CLASS A, B, AND
C NOTES IN E-MAC NL 2005-I B.V.
The swap in E-MAC NL 2005-I B.V. mitigates
the interest risk between the fixed rate interest on the loans (95%
of the current pool balance carries a fixed rate of interest) and the
Euribor-linked note interest rates. Moody's understands
that a swap collateral account has been opened with Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten
N.V. (Aaa/P-1), but no collateral is currently
being posted given that the swap is out of the money for the issuer.
As a result of the upgrade of Citibank N.A. (London Branch),
the probability of the notes becoming unhedged is reduced, thereby
positively affecting the notes concerned.
-- CONFIRMATION OF RATINGS OF CLASS 2 B NOTES IN GRANITE
MORTGAGES 04-1 plc AND CLASS 3A NOTES IN PERMANENT MASTER ISSUER
PLC SERIES 2010-2
The FX swaps in Granite Mortgages 04-1 plc and Permanent Master
Issuer PLC Series 2010-2 mitigate the currency risk under the affected
notes. In both cases, the probability of becoming unhedged
is reduced, which positively affects the notes concerned.
For the Class 2 B notes in Granite Mortgages 04-1 plc, this
is a result of the upgrade of Citibank N.A. (London Branch).
For the Class 3A notes in Permanent Master Issuer PLC Series 2010-2,
this is a result of the FX swap having been novated to Natixis from Royal
Bank of Scotland plc .
The principal methodology used in these ratings was "Moody's Approach
to Rating RMBS Using the MILAN Framework" published in November 2013.
Please see the Credit Policy page on www.moodys.com for
a copy of this methodology.
Key modelling assumptions and sensitivities for the affected transactions
have not been updated as the rating action has been primarily driven by
the assessment of counterparty exposure.
Factors that would lead to an upgrade or downgrade of the rating
Factors or circumstances that could lead to a downgrade of the rating
are performance of the underlying collateral that is worse than Moody's
expected, a deterioration in the credit quality of the counterparties
and an increase in sovereign risk.
Factors or circumstances that could lead to an upgrade of the rating are
better performance of the underlying assets than Moody's expects
and a decline in counterparty risk.
Further details on the impact of the revised swap approach on UK RMBS
Master Trusts is available in the special comment "UK RMBS Master Trusts:
Revised Swap Approach Leads to Downgrade Review for 35 FX Notes" published
in November 2013.
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 these transactions in the past
six months.
Moody's did not use any models, or loss or cash flow analysis,
in its analysis.
Moody's did not use any stress scenario simulations in its analysis.
For ratings issued on a program, series or category/class of debt,
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or category/class of debt or pursuant to a program for which the ratings
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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
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For any affected securities or rated entities receiving direct credit
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Moody's confirms ratings of Dutch and UK RMBS notes following reduced counterparty exposure