London, 30 June 2011 -- Moody's Investors Service has today placed on review for downgrade the
ratings of 17 tranches in 10 Spanish RMBS transactions and 10 tranches
in 5 Spanish ABS transactions where Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo (CAM),
Caixa Catalunya, Tarragona I Manresa or Banco de Valencia --
all with speculative-grade ratings -- act as servicers.
The rating action reflects the lack of back-up servicing (BUS)
arrangements in the transactions.
A detailed list of the rating actions is provided at the end of this press
release.
RATINGS RATIONALE
Today's rating reviews reflect the increased operational risk in structured
finance transactions following CAM's downgrade to Ba1/Not Prime
on 19 April 2011 and Caixa Catalunya, Tarragona I Manresa and Banco
de Valencia's downgrades to Ba1/Non-Prime on 24 March 2011.
The tranches placed under review include ratings on Aaa(sf) and Aa(sf)
tranches from structured finance transactions serviced by these three
Spanish financial institutions.
(1) Spanish RMBS and ABS ratings on review, due to anticipated delays
to appoint a BUS
As explained in Moody's "Global Structured Finance Operational
Risk Guidelines: Moody's Approach to Analyzing Performance Disruption
Risk" (published 2 March 2011), transactions serviced by non-investment
grade entities can maintain Aaa(sf) or Aa(sf) ratings if the transaction
benefits from (i) strong BUS arrangements; and (ii) a sufficient
source of liquidity to ensure the high certainty of continuity of payment
on the notes, in case of servicer disruption.
The 10 Spanish RMBS and 5 ABS transactions affected by today's rating
actions include a trigger to appoint a BUS upon the loss of the servicer's
Baa3 rating. These 15 transactions were excluded from the review
of 25 March 2011 and 28 April 2011, because the transactions benefited
from sufficient liquidity. In addition, Moody's had expected
that the BUS would be appointed rapidly. Please refer to the press
releases "Moody's reviews ratings in Spanish ABS and RMBS transactions
following the rating actions on Spanish banks" (25 March 2011) and
"Moody's reviews ratings on Spanish ABS and RMBS deals after CAM
downgrade" (28 April 2011).
Moody's has been informed by Caixa Catalunya, Tarragona I
Manresa, Banco de Valencia and CAM that they are looking at 3rd
party BUS arrangements, but Moody's expects that those will
not be concluded within the next 30 days. Moody's rating
reviews will focus on the strengths of the BUS arrangements, the
experience of the BUS at servicing loan portfolios, the timing necessary
for the BUS to step in in case the initial servicer needs to be replaced
and the liquidity available in the transaction to cover for the transition
period. In particular, Moody's will assess (i) the
time needed for the BUS to become fully operational; (ii) the compatibility
between the BUS IT system and the servicer's IT system; and
(iii) the plan of the transfer process.
Tranches benefitting from guarantees from the Instituto de Crédito
Oficial (Aa2), the Government of Spain (Aa2) or Generalitat de Catalunya
(A3) were also placed on review, as Moody's concluded that
these guarantees did not fully mitigate all servicer disruption risks.
(2) Moody's continues to monitor Spanish ABS/RMBS deals with exposure
to financial institutions affected by downgrade
The Spanish financial institutions affected by the rating downgrades on
24 March and 19 April 2011 may also act as swap counterparty, account
bank provider or paying agent in Spanish structured finance transactions.
Moody's continues to monitor the compliance of remedies following trigger
breaches in the swap, account bank or paying agent arrangements.
If the remedies that are described in the current documentation are not
implemented rapidly, some structured finance ratings may be affected.
The lead analyst and rating office for each of the transactions affected
are generally different from the contact and office listed at the end
of this press release. For each transaction, the lead analyst
name is available on the issuer page and the rating office is available
on the ratings tab of the issuer on www.moodys.com.
The Operational Risk Guidelines described in this press release complement
the applicable principal methodologies for each asset class.
METHODOLOGIES
The principal methodology used in rating Spanish RMBS was Moody's Approach
to Rating RMBS in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, published
in October 2009. The secondary methodology used in rating Spanish
RMBS was Moody's Updated Methodology for Rating Spanish RMBS, published
in October 2009.
The principal methodology used in rating Spanish ABS SME is Moody's Approach
to Rating CDOs of SMEs in Europe, published in February 2007.
The secondary methodology also used is Refining the ABS SME Approach:
Moody's Probability of Defaults Assumptions in the Rating Analysis of
Granular Small and Mid-Sized Enterprise Portfolios in EMEA,
published in March 2009.
List of ABS ratings placed on review for possible downgrade:
Issuer: FTPYME TDA CAM 9, FTA
....EUR104M Serie A1 Certificate, Aaa
(sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Dec
15, 2010 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR416M Serie A2 (G) Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Dec 15, 2010 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: GAT FTGENCAT 2008, Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos
....EUR349.7M A1 Certificate,
Aa1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Jan 27, 2011 Downgraded to Aa1 (sf)
....EUR314.5M A2(G) Certificate,
Aa1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Jan 27, 2011 Downgraded to Aa1 (sf)
Issuer: GAT FTGENCAT 2009, FTA
....EUR284.8M Serie A1 (G) Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Dec 16, 2009 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR71.2M Serie A2 Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Dec 16, 2009 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: PYMECAT 3 FTPYME, FTA
....EUR240M A1(G) Certificate, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Nov 18,
2010 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR50M A2 Certificate, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Nov 18,
2010 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR109.7M A3 Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Nov 18, 2010 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: PYME VALENCIA 2, FONDO DE TITULIZACIÓN DE ACTIVOS
....EUR407.5M A Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Mar 17, 2009 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
List of RMBS ratings placed on review for possible downgrade:
Issuer: GAT ICO-FTVPO 1 FTH
....EUR331.6M A(G) Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Jun 19, 2009 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: HIPOCAT 17, FTA
....EUR1070.8M A Certificate,
Aa1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Feb 23, 2011 Upgraded to Aa1 (sf)
Issuer: HIPOCAT 18, FTA
....EUR737.7M A Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Mar 27, 2009 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR30.3M B Certificate, Aa3
(sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Mar
27, 2009 Definitive Rating Assigned Aa3 (sf)
Issuer: HIPOCAT 19, FTA
....EUR525M A Certificate, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Sep 24,
2009 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: HIPOCAT 20, FTA
....EUR639M A Certificate, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on May 31,
2010 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: MBSCAT 1, FTA
....EUR963.4M A Notes, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Jan 13,
2009 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: MBSCAT 2, FTA
....EUR405.1M A Notes, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Jul 24,
2009 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: MBSCAT 3, FTA
....EUR1535M Notes Notes, Aaa (sf) Placed
Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Feb 1, 2011
Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: TDA CAM 11 Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos
....EUR334.8M A1 Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Nov 12, 2008 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR517.9M A2 Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Nov 12, 2008 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR403.2M A3 Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Nov 12, 2008 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR229.1M A4 Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Nov 12, 2008 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: TDA CAM 12, FTA
....EUR380M A1 Certificate, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Feb 10,
2009 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR665M A2 Certificate, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Feb 10,
2009 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR418M A3 Certificate, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Feb 10,
2009 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR228M A4 Certificate, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Feb 10,
2009 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Please see ratings tab on the issuer/entity page on Moodys.com
for the last rating action and the rating history.
London
Carole Bernard
Vice President - Senior Analyst
Structured Finance Group
Moody's Investors Service Ltd.
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