New York, February 24, 2015 -- Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the ratings of 21 tranches from
ten transactions, backed primarily by second lien mortgages and
home equity lines of credit (HELOCs).
Complete rating actions are as follows:
Issuer: Bear Stearns Second Lien Trust 2007-SV1
Cl. A-2, Upgraded to B3 (sf); previously on Nov
10, 2010 Confirmed at Caa3 (sf)
Underlying Rating: Upgraded to B3 (sf); previously on Nov 10,
2010 Confirmed at Caa3 (sf)
Financial Guarantor: Syncora Guarantee Inc. (Rating Withdrawn
Nov 8, 2012)
Cl. A-3, Upgraded to B3 (sf); previously on Nov
10, 2010 Confirmed at Caa2 (sf)
Underlying Rating: Upgraded to B3 (sf); previously on Nov 10,
2010 Confirmed at Caa2 (sf)
Financial Guarantor: Syncora Guarantee Inc. (Rating Withdrawn
Nov 8, 2012)
Issuer: First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-FFB
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to B1 (sf); previously on Jul
22, 2011 Downgraded to B3 (sf)
Issuer: GMACM Home Equity Loan Trust 2003-HE2
Cl. A-4, Upgraded to Ba2 (sf); previously on
May 21, 2010 Downgraded to B1 (sf)
Underlying Rating: Upgraded to Ba2 (sf); previously on May
21, 2010 Downgraded to B1 (sf)
Financial Guarantor: Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (Rating
Withdrawn Mar 25, 2009)
Cl. A-5, Upgraded to Ba2 (sf); previously on
May 21, 2010 Downgraded to B1 (sf)
Underlying Rating: Upgraded to Ba2 (sf); previously on May
21, 2010 Downgraded to B1 (sf)
Financial Guarantor: Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (Rating
Withdrawn Mar 25, 2009)
Issuer: GMACM Home Loan Trust 2002-HLTV1
Cl. A-I, Upgraded to Ba3 (sf); previously on
Jul 22, 2011 Downgraded to B2 (sf)
Financial Guarantor: Ambac Assurance Corporation (Segregated Account
- Unrated)
Issuer: Home Equity Mortgage Trust 2003-6
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to Baa3 (sf); previously on
Jun 30, 2010 Downgraded to Ba1 (sf)
Issuer: Irwin Home Equity Loan Trust 2002-1
Cl. IA-1, Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously on
Jun 30, 2010 Downgraded to Ba3 (sf)
Financial Guarantor: MBIA Insurance Corporation (Upgraded to B2,
Outlook Stable on May 21, 2014)
Cl. IIB-1, Upgraded to Ba3 (sf); previously on
Jun 30, 2010 Downgraded to B2 (sf)
Issuer: Irwin Whole Loan Home Equity Trust 2005-C
Cl. 1B-2, Upgraded to Caa3 (sf); previously on
May 2, 2014 Upgraded to Ca (sf)
Cl. 1M-3, Upgraded to Baa2 (sf); previously on
Jun 30, 2010 Downgraded to Ba1 (sf)
Cl. 1M-4, Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously on
Jun 30, 2010 Downgraded to Ba2 (sf)
Cl. 2M-3, Upgraded to Baa2 (sf); previously on
May 2, 2014 Upgraded to Ba1 (sf)
Cl. 2M-4, Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously on
May 2, 2014 Upgraded to Ba2 (sf)
Issuer: RFMSII Home Equity Loan Trust 2004-HS1
Cl. A-II, Upgraded to Ba3 (sf); previously on
Jun 4, 2010 Downgraded to B2 (sf)
Underlying Rating: Upgraded to Ba3 (sf); previously on Jun
4, 2010 Downgraded to B2 (sf)
Financial Guarantor: Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (Rating
Withdrawn Mar 25, 2009)
Cl. A-I-5, Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously
on May 6, 2014 Upgraded to Ba3 (sf)
Underlying Rating: Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously on May
6, 2014 Upgraded to Ba3 (sf)
Financial Guarantor: Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (Rating
Withdrawn Mar 25, 2009)
Issuer: SACO I Trust 2004-2
Cl. B-1, Upgraded to Ba2 (sf); previously on
Sep 2, 2010 Downgraded to B2 (sf)
Issuer: SACO I Trust 2005-5
Cl. II-M-2, Upgraded to A3 (sf); previously
on May 2, 2014 Upgraded to Baa2 (sf)
Cl. II-M-3, Upgraded to Baa3 (sf); previously
on May 2, 2014 Upgraded to Ba3 (sf)
Cl. II-M-4, Upgraded to B1 (sf); previously
on May 2, 2014 Upgraded to B3 (sf)
Cl. II-M-5, Upgraded to Caa1 (sf); previously
on May 2, 2014 Upgraded to Caa3 (sf)
RATINGS RATIONALE
The rating actions are a result of the recent performance of the HELOC
and second lien loan backed pools and reflect Moody's updated loss expectations
on these pools. The ratings upgraded are primarily due to the build-up
in credit enhancement due to overcollateralization, excess spread,
sequential pay structures, and non-amortizing subordinate
bonds. Performance has remained generally stable from our last
review.
The principal methodology used in these ratings was "US RMBS Surveillance
Methodology" published in November 2013. 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:
Ratings in the US RMBS sector remain exposed to the high level of macroeconomic
uncertainty, and in particular the unemployment rate. The
unemployment rate fell to 5.7% in January 2015 from 6.6%
in January 2014. Moody's forecasts an unemployment central range
of 5% to 6% for the 2015 year. Deviations from this
central scenario could lead to rating actions in the sector.
House prices are another key driver of US RMBS performance. Moody's
expects house prices to continue to rise in 2015. Lower increases
than Moody's expects or decreases could lead to negative rating actions.
Finally, performance of RMBS continues to remain highly dependent
on servicer procedures. Any change resulting from servicing transfers
or other policy or regulatory change can impact the performance of these
transactions.
A list of these actions including CUSIP identifiers may be found at:
Excel: http://www.moodys.com/viewresearchdoc.aspx?docid=PBS_SF397849
A list of updated estimated pool losses is being posted on an ongoing
basis for the duration of this review period and may be found at:
Excel: http://www.moodys.com/viewresearchdoc.aspx?docid=PBS_SF256364
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.
The analysis relies on an assessment of collateral characteristics to
determine the collateral loss distribution, that is, the function
that correlates to an assumption about the likelihood of occurrence to
each level of possible losses in the collateral. As a second step,
Moody's evaluates each possible collateral loss scenario using a
model that replicates the relevant structural features to derive payments
and therefore the ultimate potential losses for each rated instrument.
The loss a rated instrument incurs in each collateral loss scenario,
weighted by assumptions about the likelihood of events in that scenario
occurring, results in the expected loss of the rated instrument.
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,
if applicable to jurisdiction: Ancillary Services, Disclosure
to rated entity, Disclosure from rated entity.
Regulatory disclosures contained in this press release apply to the credit
rating and, if applicable, the related rating outlook or rating
review.
Please see www.moodys.com for any updates on changes to
the lead rating analyst and to the Moody's legal entity that has issued
the rating.
Please see the ratings tab on the issuer/entity page on www.moodys.com
for additional regulatory disclosures for each credit rating.
Angela Iffy Akwule
Associate Analyst
Structured Finance Group
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
250 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007
U.S.A.
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Bruce D. Fabrikant
Senior Vice President
Structured Finance Group
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Moody's takes action on $177.2 million of CES RMBS issued by various issuers between 2002 and 2007