New York, August 29, 2013 -- Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the ratings of 19 tranches,
upgraded the ratings of three tranches, and confirmed the ratings
of three tranches backed by Prime Jumbo RMBS loans, issued by Washington
Mutual.
Complete rating actions are as follows:
Issuer: WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2003-AR11
Trust
Cl. A-6, Downgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Issuer: WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2003-AR6
Trust
Cl. A-1, Downgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Cl. A-2, Downgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Issuer: WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2003-AR7
Trust
Cl. A-6, Downgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Cl. A-7, Downgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Cl. A-8, Downgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Issuer: WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2003-AR8
Trust
Cl. A, Downgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously on Jun 19,
2013 A1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Cl. B-1, Downgraded to Ba3 (sf); previously on
Apr 20, 2011 Downgraded to Ba1 (sf)
Cl. B-2, Downgraded to Caa1 (sf); previously
on Apr 20, 2011 Downgraded to B3 (sf)
Issuer: WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2003-AR9
Trust
Cl. I-A-6, Downgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Cl. I-A-7, Downgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Cl. I-B-1, Downgraded to Ba3 (sf); previously
on Apr 20, 2011 Downgraded to Ba1 (sf)
Issuer: WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2003-AR4
Cl. A-6, Downgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Cl. A-7, Downgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Issuer: WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2003-AR5
Cl. A-6, Downgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Cl. A-7, Downgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Issuer: WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2004-S1
Cl. 1-A-2, Confirmed at A2 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Cl. 1-A-3, Confirmed at A2 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Cl. 1-A-4, Confirmed at A2 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Cl. 1-A-10, Downgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Cl. 1-A-11, Downgraded to Ba2 (sf); previously
on Jun 4, 2012 Confirmed at Baa3 (sf)
Issuer: WaMu Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2001-AR5
Cl. I-A, Downgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously
on Jun 19, 2013 A3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Cl. B-1, Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously on
Jul 30, 2012 Upgraded to B1 (sf)
Cl. B-2, Upgraded to B1 (sf); previously on Jul
30, 2012 Upgraded to B3 (sf)
Cl. B-3, Upgraded to Caa1 (sf); previously on
Jul 30, 2012 Upgraded to Caa3 (sf)
RATINGS RATIONALE
The actions are a result of the recent performance of the underlying pools
and reflect Moody's updated loss expectations on the pools. In
addition, the downgrades reflect the exposure of the affected bonds
to tail risk due to the pro-rata pay nature of the transaction.
The upgrades are a result of improved performance of the pool underlying
WaMu 2001-AR5 transaction over the past year.
The principal methodology used in these ratings was "US RMBS Surveillance
Methodology" published in June 2013. Please see the Credit
Policy page on www.moodys.com for a copy of this methodology.
As detailed in the methodology noted above, subject to the results
of a stress scenario analysis, Moody's caps the ratings of bonds
exposed to tail-end risk to A3 (sf) or below, unless the
bonds are expected to pay off within a year or are expected to pay off
well before the underlying pool is expected to be small pool (100 loans).
The primary source of assumption uncertainty is the uncertainty in our
central macroeconomic forecast and performance volatility due to servicer-related
issues. The unemployment rate fell from 8.2% in July
2012 to 7.4% in July 2013. Moody's forecasts an unemployment
central range of 7.0% to 8.0% for the 2013
year. Moody's expects house prices to continue to rise in 2013.
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_SF340749
A list of updated estimated pool losses and sensitivity analysis 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_SF243269
For more information please see www.moodys.com.
REGULATORY DISCLOSURES
Moody's received and took into account one or more third party assessments
on the due diligence performed regarding the underlying assets or financial
instruments in these transactions and the assessments had a neutral impact
on the rating.
In conducting surveillance of these credits, Moody's considered
performance data contained in servicer and remittance reports.
Moody's obtains servicer reports on these transactions on a periodic basis,
at least annually.
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.
Jonathan A Corwin
Associate Analyst
Structured Finance Group
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
250 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007
U.S.A.
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Deepika Kothari
VP - Sr Credit Officer/Manager
Structured Finance Group
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Moody's takes action on $721 Million of Prime Jumbo RMBS issued from 2001 to 2004