New York, August 01, 2012 -- Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) has upgraded the ratings of 36 tranches
and confirmed the ratings of seven tranches from 15 deals issued by RAMP
trusts. The collateral backing the transactions are subprime residential
mortgages.
Complete rating actions are as follows:
Issuer: RAMP Series 2005-EFC1 Trust
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to A2 (sf); previously on May
30, 2012 Baa1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-3, Upgraded to Ba2 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 B1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-4, Upgraded to Caa1 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 Caa3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Issuer: RAMP Series 2005-EFC2 Trust
Cl. M-5, Confirmed at Caa2; previously on May
30, 2012 Caa2 Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Issuer: RAMP Series 2005-EFC3 Trust
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to A2 (sf); previously on May
30, 2012 Baa1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-3, Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 B1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-4, Upgraded to B2 (sf); previously on May
30, 2012 Caa2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Issuer: RAMP Series 2005-EFC4 Trust
Cl. M-1, Upgraded to A2 (sf); previously on May
30, 2012 Baa1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to Ba2 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 B1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Issuer: RAMP Series 2005-EFC5 Trust
Cl. A-3, Confirmed at A2 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 A2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-1, Upgraded to Baa3 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 Ba3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to B3 (sf); previously on Jul
15, 2011 Upgraded to Caa2 (sf)
Issuer: RAMP Series 2005-EFC6 Trust
Cl. A-I-3, Upgraded to A1 (sf); previously
on May 30, 2012 A3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-1, Upgraded to Ba3 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 B2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to Caa3 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 C (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Issuer: RAMP Series 2005-RS1 Trust
Cl. A-I-5, Confirmed at Caa2 (sf); previously
on May 30, 2012 Caa2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-II-1, Upgraded to B1 (sf); previously
on May 30, 2012 B3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Issuer: RAMP Series 2005-RS2 Trust
Cl. M-1, Upgraded to A1 (sf); previously on May
30, 2012 A3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to Ba3 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 Caa1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-3, Upgraded to Caa1 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 C (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-4, Confirmed at C (sf); previously on May
30, 2012 C (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Issuer: RAMP Series 2005-RS3 Trust
Cl. M-1, Upgraded to Baa2 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 Ba2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to B2 (sf); previously on May
30, 2012 Caa2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-3, Upgraded to Caa3 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 Ca (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-4, Confirmed at C (sf); previously on May
30, 2012 C (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Issuer: RAMP Series 2005-RS4 Trust
Cl. M-1, Confirmed at A1 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 A1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 B1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-3, Upgraded to B2 (sf); previously on May
30, 2012 Caa1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-4, Upgraded to Caa2 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 C (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Issuer: RAMP Series 2005-RS5 Trust
Cl. M-1, Upgraded to Baa3 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 Ba3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to B1 (sf); previously on May
30, 2012 B3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-3, Upgraded to Caa2 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 Ca (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Issuer: RAMP Series 2005-RS6 Trust
Cl. M-1, Upgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 Baa3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-2, Upgraded to Ba2 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 B1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-3, Upgraded to Caa1 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 Ca (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Issuer: RAMP Series 2005-RS7 Trust
Cl. A-3, Upgraded to Ba3 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 Caa1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-1, Upgraded to Caa2 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 C (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Issuer: RAMP Series 2005-RS8 Trust
Cl. A-2, Upgraded to Baa2 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 Ba2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. A-3, Upgraded to B2 (sf); previously on May
30, 2012 Caa2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-1, Upgraded to Caa3 (sf); previously on
Apr 6, 2010 Downgraded to C (sf)
Issuer: RAMP Series 2005-RZ3 Trust
Cl. A-3, Confirmed at A2 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 A2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-1, Upgraded to Baa2 (sf); previously on
May 30, 2012 Ba1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Upgrade
Cl. M-3, Upgraded to Caa2 (sf); previously on
Jul 15, 2011 Downgraded to Ca (sf)
RATINGS RATIONALE
The actions are a result of the recent performance of Subprime pools originated
after 2005 and reflect Moody's updated loss expectations on these pools.
The upgrades in today's rating action are a result of improving performance
and/or structural features resulting in lower expected losses for certain
bonds than previously anticipated.
The methodologies used in these ratings were "Moody's Approach to Rating
US Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities" published in December
2008, and "2005 -- 2008 US RMBS Surveillance Methodology"
published in July 2011. Please see the Credit Policy page on www.moodys.com
for a copy of these methodologies.
Moody's adjusts the methodologies noted above for Moody's current view
on loan modifications As a result of an extension of the Home Affordable
Modification Program (HAMP) to 2013 and an increased use of private modifications,
Moody's is extending its previous view that loan modifications will only
occur through the end of 2012. It is now assuming that the loan
modifications will continue at current levels until the end of 2013.
To assess the rating implications of the updated loss levels on subprime
RMBS, each individual pool was run through a variety of scenarios
in the Structured Finance Workstation® (SFW), the cash flow
model developed by Moody's Wall Street Analytics. This individual
pool level analysis incorporates performance variances across the different
pools and the structural features of the transaction including priorities
of payment distribution among the different tranches, average life
of the tranches, current balances of the tranches and future cash
flows under expected and stressed scenarios. The scenarios include
ninety-six different combinations comprising of six loss levels,
four loss timing curves and four prepayment curves. The volatility
in losses experienced by a tranche due to extended foreclosure timelines
by servicers is taken into consideration when assigning ratings.
The unemployment rate fell from 9.0% in April 2011 to 8.2%
in June 2012. Moody's forecasts a further drop to 7.8%
for 2013. Moody's expects house prices to drop another 1%
from their 4Q2011 levels before gradually rising towards the end of 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_SF293569
A list of updated estimated pool losses, sensitivity analysis,
and tranche recovery details is being posted on an ongoing basis for the
duration of this review period and may be found at:
Excel: http://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBS_SF198689
For more information please see www.moodys.com.
REGULATORY DISCLOSURES
The Global Scale Credit Ratings on this press release that are issued
by one of Moody's affiliates outside the EU are endorsed by Moody's Investors
Service Ltd., One Canada Square, Canary Wharf,
London E 14 5FA, UK, in accordance with Art.4 paragraph
3 of the Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 on Credit Rating Agencies.
Further information on the EU endorsement status and on the Moody's office
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or category/class of debt or pursuant to a program for which the ratings
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rating practices. For ratings issued on a support provider,
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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 relevant 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
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Information sources used to prepare each of the ratings are the following:
parties involved in the ratings, parties not involved in the ratings,
public information, confidential and proprietary Moody's Investors
Service information, and confidential and proprietary Moody's Analytics
information.
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.
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obligations or credits satisfactory for the purposes of issuing these
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Maxim Pertsov
Associate Analyst
Structured Finance Group
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
250 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007
U.S.A.
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Amita Shrivastava
VP - Senior Credit Officer
Structured Finance Group
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Moody's takes action on $985 million of Subprime RMBS issued by RAMP trusts in 2005