NOTE: On May 3, 2018, the List of Affected Credit Ratings accessible via hyperlink from this press release was corrected to remove the prior underlying rating and current underlying rating for tranche ID 820458413.
New York, February 26, 2018 -- Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the ratings of 40 tranches,
from 19 subprime RMBS transactions issued by various issuers.
Complete rating actions are as follows:
Issuer: Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed
Notes, Series 2005-3
Cl. M-4, Upgraded to B1 (sf); previously on Apr
18, 2016 Upgraded to B2 (sf)
Cl. M-5, Upgraded to Caa3 (sf); previously on
Mar 17, 2009 Downgraded to C (sf)
Issuer: Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2006-HE4
Cl. I-A-3, Upgraded to Ca (sf); previously
on May 21, 2010 Downgraded to C (sf)
Issuer: Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2006-HE5
Cl. I-A-2, Upgraded to A1 (sf); previously
on Mar 31, 2017 Upgraded to A3 (sf)
Cl. I-A-3, Upgraded to A3 (sf); previously
on Mar 31, 2017 Upgraded to Baa2 (sf)
Cl. II-A, Upgraded to A1 (sf); previously on
Mar 31, 2017 Upgraded to Baa1 (sf)
Cl. M-1, Upgraded to Caa3 (sf); previously on
Mar 31, 2017 Upgraded to Ca (sf)
Issuer: Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2006-PC1
Cl. M-3, Upgraded to B2 (sf); previously on Mar
31, 2017 Upgraded to Caa3 (sf)
Issuer: Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3
Cl. A-2, Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously on
Apr 29, 2010 Downgraded to Caa1 (sf)
Cl. A-3, Upgraded to Caa1 (sf); previously on
Apr 29, 2010 Downgraded to Ca (sf)
Issuer: CSFB Home Equity Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2005-4
Cl. M-4, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously on
Dec 7, 2015 Upgraded to Aa3 (sf)
Cl. M-5, Upgraded to Aa3 (sf); previously on
Dec 7, 2015 Upgraded to Baa2 (sf)
Cl. M-6, Upgraded to B2 (sf); previously on Dec
7, 2015 Upgraded to Caa3 (sf)
Issuer: FBR Securitization Trust 2005-5
Cl. AV2-4, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously on
Apr 22, 2016 Upgraded to Aa3 (sf)
Cl. M-1, Upgraded to Aa3 (sf); previously on
Apr 22, 2016 Upgraded to Baa1 (sf)
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to B1 (sf); previously on Sep
2, 2014 Upgraded to Caa1 (sf)
Issuer: GSAMP Trust 2007-HSBC1
Cl. A, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously on Jun 29,
2016 Upgraded to Aa2 (sf)
Cl. M-6, Upgraded to Caa2 (sf); previously on
Jun 21, 2010 Downgraded to C (sf)
Issuer: J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust 2007-HE1
Cl. AV-2, Upgraded to Ba3 (sf); previously on
Jul 14, 2010 Downgraded to Ca (sf)
Cl. AV-3, Upgraded to B2 (sf); previously on
Jul 14, 2010 Downgraded to Ca (sf)
Cl. AV-4, Upgraded to B3 (sf); previously on
Jul 14, 2010 Downgraded to Ca (sf)
Issuer: Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2006-NC1
Cl. A-4, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously on
May 3, 2016 Upgraded to Aa3 (sf)
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to B3 (sf); previously on Jun
25, 2015 Upgraded to Ca (sf)
Issuer: RAMP Series 2001-RS2 Trust
Cl. A-II, Upgraded to Aa1 (sf); previously on
Mar 18, 2013 Affirmed A1 (sf)
Cl. M-II-1, Upgraded to A1 (sf); previously
on Dec 19, 2013 Upgraded to Baa1 (sf)
Cl. M-II-2, Upgraded to A2 (sf); previously
on Jul 7, 2014 Upgraded to Baa2 (sf)
Cl. M-II-3, Upgraded to Baa3 (sf); previously
on Jul 7, 2014 Upgraded to Ba2 (sf)
Issuer: RASC Series 2003-KS4 Trust
Cl. A-I-5, Upgraded to Aa1 (sf); previously
on Mar 17, 2017 Upgraded to A1 (sf)
Cl. A-I-6, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously
on Mar 17, 2017 Upgraded to Aa3 (sf)
Issuer: Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR2
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to Ba2 (sf); previously on
Jun 25, 2015 Upgraded to B1 (sf)
Cl. M-3, Upgraded to Caa3 (sf); previously on
Apr 20, 2016 Upgraded to Ca (sf)
Issuer: Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-OP1
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to Ba2 (sf); previously on
Aug 6, 2015 Upgraded to B1 (sf)
Cl. M-3, Upgraded to B3 (sf); previously on Jun
24, 2016 Upgraded to Caa2 (sf)
Issuer: Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-OP2
Cl. M-3, Upgraded to B2 (sf); previously on Mar
24, 2017 Upgraded to Caa2 (sf)
Issuer: Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2006-CB1
Cl. AV-1, Upgraded to Aa3 (sf); previously on
Feb 25, 2016 Upgraded to A3 (sf)
Issuer: Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2006-OP1
Cl. M-5, Upgraded to B1 (sf); previously on Mar
24, 2017 Upgraded to B3 (sf)
Cl. M-6, Upgraded to Ca (sf); previously on Jul
12, 2010 Downgraded to C (sf)
Issuer: Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2006-WM1
Cl. A-2C, Upgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously on
Mar 24, 2017 Upgraded to Ba3 (sf)
Issuer: Specialty Underwriting and Residential Finance Trust,
Series 2005-BC1
Cl. M-3, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously on
Mar 24, 2017 Upgraded to A1 (sf)
Cl. M-4, Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously on
Apr 11, 2016 Upgraded to Ba3 (sf)
RATINGS RATIONALE
The upgrades are primarily due to the total credit enhancement available
to the bonds. The rating actions for certain deals also reflect
a correction to the cash-flow model previously used by Moody's
in rating these transactions. In prior rating actions, the
cash flow modeling used for Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust
2006-NC1 Class M2 and Specialty Underwriting and Residential Finance
Trust, Series 2005-BC1 Class M-4 did not reimburse
losses and arrears after the tranches reached a zero balance, thus
overestimating the projected losses on some tranches. This error
has now been corrected, and today's rating actions reflects this
change. The actions also reflect the recent performance of the
underlying pools and Moody's updated loss expectations on the pools.
The principal methodology used in these ratings was "US RMBS Surveillance
Methodology" published in January 2017. Please see the Rating Methodologies
page on www.moodys.com for a copy of this methodology.
Factors that would lead to an upgrade or downgrade of the ratings:
Ratings in the US RMBS sector remain exposed to macroeconomic uncertainty,
and in particular the unemployment rate. The unemployment rate
fell to 4.1% in January 2018 from 4.8% in
January 2017. Moody's forecasts an unemployment central range of
3.5% to 4.5% for the 2018 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 2018. 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.
A list of these actions including CUSIP identifiers and the associated
pool losses and tranche recoveries may be found at:
Excel: http://www.moodys.com/viewresearchdoc.aspx?docid=PBS_SF468085
For more information please see www.moodys.com.
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.
The analysis includes an assessment of collateral characteristics and
performance to determine the expected collateral loss or a range of expected
collateral losses or cash flows to the rated instruments. As a
second step, Moody's estimates expected collateral losses or cash
flows using a quantitative tool that takes into account credit enhancement,
loss allocation and other structural features, to derive the expected
loss for each 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 credit rating action on the support provider and in relation to
each particular credit 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 credit rating action,
and whose ratings may change as a result of this credit 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.
Jane Mordecai
Associate Lead Analyst
Structured Finance Group
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
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New York, NY 10007
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Deepika Kothari
Senior Vice President
Structured Finance Group
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