Approximately $119.4 million of asset-backed securities affected
New York, September 08, 2021 -- Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has upgraded seven tranches from
six structured settlement securitizations. The securitizations
are collateralized by pools of structured settlement and annuity payments
and, in some transactions, lottery receivables.
The complete rating actions are as follows:
Issuer: 321 Henderson Receivables II LLC, Series 2006-3
Cl. A-2, Upgraded to Aaa (sf); previously on
Aug 12, 2019 Upgraded to Aa1 (sf)
Issuer: 321 Henderson Receivables II LLC, Series 2007-2
Cl. A-1, Upgraded to A1 (sf); previously on Aug
17, 2016 Downgraded to A2 (sf)
Cl. A-2, Upgraded to A2 (sf); previously on Aug
17, 2016 Downgraded to A3 (sf)
Issuer: J.G. Wentworth XXXIII LLC, Series 2014-3
Class B Fixed Rate Asset Backed Notes, Upgraded to A3 (sf);
previously on Aug 12, 2019 Upgraded to Baa1 (sf)
Issuer: J.G. Wentworth XXXIV LLC, Series 2015-1
Class B Fixed Rate Asset Backed Notes, Upgraded to A3 (sf);
previously on Aug 12, 2019 Upgraded to Baa1 (sf)
Issuer: JGWPT XXXI LLC, Series 2014-1
Class B Fixed Rate Asset Backed Notes, Upgraded to A2 (sf);
previously on Dec 20, 2018 Upgraded to A3 (sf)
Issuer: JGWPT XXXII LLC, Series 2014-2
Class B Fixed Rate Asset Backed Notes, Upgraded to A3 (sf);
previously on Dec 20, 2018 Upgraded to Baa1 (sf)
RATINGS RATIONALE
The rating actions on the transactions were primarily prompted by increases
in credit enhancement for the notes as a result of further deleveraging.
As of the August distribution date, credit enhancements for the
Class A notes of Series 2006-3 and 2007-2 have increased
by over three percentage points when compared to Moody's last rating actions.
For Series 2014-1, 2014-2, 2014-3 and
2015-1, credit enhancements for each of the Class B notes
have increased by over one and a half percentage points since the last
rating actions.
PRINCIPAL METHODOLOGY
The principal methodology used in these ratings was "Structured Settlement
Securitizations Methodology" published in April 2020 and available at
https://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBS_1209380.
Alternatively, 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:
Up
Moody's could upgrade the ratings if the credit enhancement on the notes
improves or if the obligor pool credit quality were to improve significantly.
Down
Moody's could downgrade the ratings if the credit risk profile of the
obligors were to deteriorate significantly, as reflected by a downgrade
of one or more of the obligors' credit ratings, or if the amount
of defaults were to increase significantly, causing credit enhancement
for the transaction to drop.
REGULATORY DISCLOSURES
For further specification of Moody's key rating assumptions and
sensitivity analysis, see the sections Methodology Assumptions and
Sensitivity to Assumptions in the disclosure form. Moody's
Rating Symbols and Definitions can be found at: https://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBC_79004.
The analysis relies on a Monte Carlo simulation that generates a large
number of collateral loss or cash flow scenarios, which on average
meet key metrics Moody's determines based on its assessment of the
collateral characteristics. Moody's then evaluates each simulated
scenario using model that replicates the relevant structural features
and payment allocation rules of the transaction, to derive losses
or payments for each rated instrument. The average loss a rated
instrument incurs in all of the simulated collateral loss or cash flow
scenarios, which Moody's weights based on its assumptions
about the likelihood of events in such scenarios actually 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.
For ratings issued on a program, series, category/class of
debt or security this announcement provides certain regulatory disclosures
in relation to each rating of a subsequently issued bond or note of the
same series, category/class of debt, security 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.
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and governance (ESG) risks in our credit analysis can be found at http://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBC_1288435.
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for additional regulatory disclosures for each credit rating.
Sandie Zhang
Associate Lead Analyst
Structured Finance Group
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
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New York, NY 10007
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Benjamin Shih
VP - Senior Credit Officer
Structured Finance Group
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