Madrid, March 10, 2017 -- Moody's Investors Service has today upgraded the ratings of 32 notes
and downgraded the rating of 1 note in 19 Spanish ABS-SME deals.
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for the List of Affected Credit Ratings. This list is an integral
part of this Press Release and identifies each affected issuer.
Maximum achievable rating is Aa2(sf) for structured transactions in Spain,
driven by Local Currency Ceiling (Aa2) of the country.
RATINGS RATIONALE
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for the List of Affected Credit Ratings. This is list is an integral
part of this Press Release and provides, for each of the credit
ratings covered, Moody's disclosure of the following items:
Key Rationale for Action
Upgrades are prompted by an increase in the credit enhancement available
for the affected tranches due to portfolio amortization combined with
portfolio performances in line with expectations. The increase
in the available credit enhancement is explained by deleveraging such
as sequential amortization and/or non-amortizing reserve funds
in all transactions but one.
With portfolio amortization, the borrower concentration increases.
To take these increased concentration levels into account, Moody's
incorporated some sensitivity scenario in its analysis.
In particular, in the cases of BANKINTER 2 PYME, FTA,
FTPYME BANCAJA 3, FTA, GC FTGENCAT CAIXA TARRAGONA 1,
FTA, GC FTPYME PASTOR 4, FTA, PYME BANCAJA 5,
FTA and SANTANDER EMPRESAS 2, FTA, the low number of borrowers
remaining in the pool explains significant borrower concentration level
(with top 10 borrowers representing between 12.5% and 40.4%
of the pool balance). To account for this high level of borrower
concentration, additional stress scenario were considered,
which constrained the upgrade of some tranches.
In the case of BBVA Empresas 4, FTA, the downgrade of Class
A is prompted by a reduction of credit enhancement due to the amortizing
reserve fund mechanism combined with the increased borrower concentration
levels.
Revision of Key Collateral Assumptions
As part of the rating action, Moody's reassessed its default
probabilities (DP) as well as recovery rate (RR) assumptions based on
updated loan by loan data on the underlying pools and delinquency,
default and recovery ratio update. Moody's maintained its
DP on current balance and Recovery rate assumptions due to pool performances
in line with expectations.
Counterparty exposure
Today's rating action took into consideration the notes' exposure
to relevant counterparties, such as servicer, account banks
or swap providers.
Moody's considered how the liquidity available in the transactions
and other mitigants support continuity of notes payments, in case
of servicer default, using the CR Assessment as a reference point
for servicers.
Moody's also matches banks' exposure in structured finance
transactions to the CR Assessment for commingling risk, with a recovery
rate assumption of 45%.
Moody's also assessed the default probability of the account bank
providers by referencing the bank's deposit rating.
Moody's assessed the exposure to the swap counterparties.
Moody's considered the risks of additional losses on the notes if
they were to become unhedged following a swap counterparty default by
using CR Assessment as reference point for swap counterparties.
PRINCIPAL METHODOLOGY
The principal methodology used in these ratings was "Moody's
Global Approach to Rating SME Balance Sheet Securitizations" published
in October 2015. The methodology used in rating BBVA Leasing 1,
FTA was "Moody's Approach to Rating ABS Backed by Equipment Leases and
Loans, published in 15 December 2015". Please see the Rating
Methodologies page on www.moodys.com for a copy of these
methodologies.
FACTORS THAT WOULD LEAD TO AN UPGRADE OR DOWNGRADE OF THE RATINGS:
Factors or circumstances that could lead to an upgrade of the ratings
include: (1) performance of the underlying collateral that is better
than Moody's expected, (2) deleveraging of the capital structure,
(3) improvements in the credit quality of the transaction counterparties,
and (4) reduction in sovereign risk.
Factors or circumstances that could lead to a downgrade of the ratings
include: (1) performance of the underlying collateral that is worse
than Moody's expected, (2) deterioration in the notes' available
credit enhancement, (3) deterioration in the credit quality of the
transaction counterparties, and (4) an increase in sovereign risk.
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 relies on an assessment of collateral characteristics to
determine the collateral loss distribution, that is, the function
that correlates to an assumption about the likelihood of occurrence to
each level of possible losses in the collateral. As a second step,
Moody's evaluates each possible collateral loss scenario using a
model that replicates the relevant structural features to derive payments
and therefore the ultimate potential losses for each rated instrument.
The loss a rated instrument incurs in each collateral loss scenario,
weighted by assumptions about the likelihood of events in that scenario
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.
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.
Angel Jimenez
Associate Analyst
Structured Finance Group
Moody's Investors Service Espana, S.A.
Calle Principe de Vergara, 131, 6 Planta
Madrid 28002
Spain
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Mehdi Ababou
VP - Senior Credit Officer
Structured Finance Group
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