NOTE: On July 17, 2018, the List of Affected Credit Ratings accessible via hyperlink from this press release was corrected to remove the information on Debt IDs 809793448 and 809793456.
New York, April 13, 2018 -- Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) has upgraded the ratings of
forty-four tranches and downgraded the rating of one tranche from
seventeen transactions, backed by Subprime RMBS loans, issued
by multiple issuers.
Complete rating actions are as follows:
Issuer: ABFC Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-HE1
Cl. M-1, Upgraded to Baa3 (sf); previously on
May 18, 2017 Upgraded to Ba1 (sf)
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to Baa3 (sf); previously on
May 18, 2017 Upgraded to Ba2 (sf)
Cl. M-3, Upgraded to Ba2 (sf); previously on
May 18, 2017 Upgraded to B2 (sf)
Cl. M-4, Upgraded to B3 (sf); previously on May
18, 2017 Upgraded to Caa2 (sf)
Cl. M-5, Upgraded to Ca (sf); previously on Mar
24, 2011 Downgraded to C (sf)
Issuer: ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 2006-HE1
Cl. A-1B2, Upgraded to A1 (sf); previously on
Jul 5, 2016 Upgraded to A3 (sf)
Underlying Rating: Upgraded to A1 (sf); previously on May 18,
2017 Upgraded to Ba1 (sf)
Financial Guarantor: Assured Guaranty Corp (Affirmed at A3,
Outlook Stable on Aug 08, 2016)
Cl. A-2D, Upgraded to A1 (sf); previously on
May 18, 2017 Upgraded to Baa3 (sf)
Issuer: Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust 2005-5
Cl. IA4, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously on May 18,
2017 Upgraded to A1 (sf)
Cl. IIA, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously on May 18,
2017 Upgraded to Aa3 (sf)
Cl. M1, Upgraded to Baa2 (sf); previously on May 18,
2017 Upgraded to Ba2 (sf)
Cl. M2, Upgraded to Ca (sf); previously on Jul 18,
2011 Downgraded to C (sf)
Issuer: Amortizing Residential Collateral Trust, Series 2002-BC5
Cl. M1, Upgraded to Aa1 (sf); previously on May 18,
2017 Upgraded to A1 (sf)
Cl. M2, Upgraded to A2 (sf); previously on May 18,
2017 Upgraded to Baa2 (sf)
Issuer: Asset Backed Securities Corporation Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series OOMC 2006-HE5
Cl. A1, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously on May 18,
2017 Upgraded to Aa2 (sf)
Cl. A4, Upgraded to A1 (sf); previously on May 18,
2017 Upgraded to Baa1 (sf)
Cl. A5, Upgraded to A2 (sf); previously on May 18,
2017 Upgraded to Baa2 (sf)
Cl. M1, Upgraded to Ca (sf); previously on Dec 3,
2010 Downgraded to C (sf)
Issuer: Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2007-HE7
Cl. I-A-1, Upgraded to A1 (sf); previously
on May 18, 2017 Upgraded to Baa3 (sf)
Cl. I-A-2, Upgraded to Ca (sf); previously
on Jun 15, 2009 Downgraded to C (sf)
Cl. II-A-1, Upgraded to Caa1 (sf); previously
on Aug 7, 2013 Confirmed at Caa3 (sf)
Cl. III-A-1, Upgraded to B3 (sf); previously
on May 18, 2017 Upgraded to Caa2 (sf)
Issuer: C-BASS Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2005-CB3
Cl. B-1, Upgraded to B1 (sf); previously on Sep
22, 2015 Upgraded to B3 (sf)
Cl. B-2, Upgraded to B3 (sf); previously on Sep
22, 2015 Upgraded to Ca (sf)
Issuer: Centex Home Equity Loan Trust 2004-D
Cl. AF-5, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously on
Jul 23, 2013 Confirmed at A1 (sf)
Cl. AF-6, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously on
Jul 23, 2013 Downgraded to A1 (sf)
Cl. MV-2, Upgraded to B1 (sf); previously on
Jun 17, 2016 Upgraded to Caa2 (sf)
Cl. MV-3, Upgraded to B1 (sf); previously on
Mar 18, 2011 Downgraded to Ca (sf)
Cl. MV-4, Upgraded to B1 (sf); previously on
Mar 18, 2011 Downgraded to C (sf)
Cl. MV-5, Upgraded to Caa3 (sf); previously on
Mar 18, 2011 Downgraded to C (sf)
Issuer: CIT Home Equity Loan Trust 2002-1
Cl. MV-2, Upgraded to Caa3 (sf); previously on
Mar 24, 2011 Downgraded to C (sf)
Issuer: CIT Home Equity Loan Trust 2003-1
Cl. A-5, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously on
May 18, 2017 Upgraded to A1 (sf)
Cl. A-6, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously on
May 18, 2017 Upgraded to A1 (sf)
Issuer: Encore Credit Receivables Trust 2005-3
Cl. M-6, Upgraded to B1 (sf); previously on Sep
22, 2015 Upgraded to Caa3 (sf)
Issuer: Park Place Securities, Inc., Asset-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-WCW2
Cl. M-2, Downgraded to B1 (sf); previously on
Oct 23, 2014 Downgraded to Ba1 (sf)
Issuer: RAMP Series 2004-RS2 Trust
Cl. A-I-4, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously
on May 16, 2017 Upgraded to Aa3 (sf)
Cl. A-I-5, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously
on May 16, 2017 Upgraded to Aa3 (sf)
Cl. M-I-1, Upgraded to Baa3 (sf); previously
on May 16, 2017 Upgraded to Ba3 (sf)
Cl. M-II-1, Upgraded to A1 (sf); previously
on May 16, 2017 Upgraded to Baa1 (sf)
Issuer: RASC Series 2001-KS3 Trust
A-II, Upgraded to Aa3 (sf); previously on May 16,
2017 Upgraded to Baa1 (sf)
M-II-1, Upgraded to Ba3 (sf); previously on Jun
17, 2016 Upgraded to Caa1 (sf)
Issuer: SG Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-FRE1
Cl. A-1A, Upgraded to A2 (sf); previously on
May 18, 2017 Upgraded to Baa1 (sf)
Issuer: Specialty Underwriting and Residential Finance Series 2006-BC3
Cl. A-1, Upgraded to Caa1 (sf); previously on
Aug 14, 2012 Confirmed at Caa3 (sf)
Issuer: Terwin Mortgage Trust 2006-5
Cl. I-A-1, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously
on May 18, 2017 Upgraded to Aa2 (sf)
Cl. II-A-2, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously
on Feb 6, 2015 Downgraded to Baa3 (sf)
Cl. II-A-3, Upgraded to Ca (sf); previously
on Sep 24, 2012 Downgraded to C (sf)
RATINGS RATIONALE
The rating upgrades are due to the change in the total credit enhancement
available to the bonds and/or improvement in underlying pool performance.
The rating downgrade on Park Place Securities, Inc.,
Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-WCW2
Cl. M-2 is due to the outstanding interest shortfalls on
this bond which are not expected to be reimbursed. The rating actions
reflect the recent performance of the underlying pools and Moody's updated
loss expectation on these 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 the high level of macroeconomic
uncertainty, and in particular the unemployment rate. The
unemployment rate fell to 4.1% in March 2018 from 4.5%
in March 2017. Moody's forecasts an unemployment central range
of 3.5% to 4.5% for 2018. 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. 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 and the associated
pool losses may be found at:
Excel: http://www.moodys.com/viewresearchdoc.aspx?docid=PBS_SF470496
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.
Ilana Fried
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
Senior Vice President
Structured Finance Group
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Client Service: 1 212 553 1653
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