Madrid, February 10, 2020 -- Moody's Investors Service, ("Moody's") has
today upgraded the ratings of eight notes in three Spanish RMBS transactions.
The rating action reflects:
- Better than expected collateral performance for BBVA RMBS 1,
FTA and BBVA RMBS 11, FTA.
- The increased levels of credit enhancement for the affected notes
for BBVA RMBS 1, FTA, BBVA RMBS 11, FTA and BBVA RMBS
2, FTA
Moody's affirmed the ratings of the notes that had sufficient credit enhancement
to maintain the current rating on the affected notes.
Issuer: BBVA RMBS 1, FTA
....EUR1400M Class A2 Notes, Affirmed
Aa1 (sf); previously on Apr 17, 2019 Affirmed Aa1 (sf)
....EUR495M Class A3 Notes, Affirmed
Aa1 (sf); previously on Apr 17, 2019 Affirmed Aa1 (sf)
....EUR120M Class B Notes, Upgraded
to A1 (sf); previously on Apr 17, 2019 Upgraded to A3 (sf)
....EUR85M Class C Notes, Upgraded to
B2 (sf); previously on Apr 17, 2019 Upgraded to Caa1 (sf)
Issuer: BBVA RMBS 2, FTA
....EUR2400M Class A2 Notes, Upgraded
to Aa1 (sf); previously on Apr 17, 2019 Upgraded to Aa3 (sf)
....EUR387.5M Class A3 Notes,
Upgraded to Aa1 (sf); previously on Apr 17, 2019 Upgraded to
Aa3 (sf)
....EUR1050M Class A4 Notes, Upgraded
to Aa1 (sf); previously on Apr 17, 2019 Upgraded to Aa3 (sf)
....EUR112.5M Class B Notes,
Upgraded to Baa3 (sf); previously on Apr 17, 2019 Upgraded
to Ba2 (sf)
....EUR100M Class C Notes, Affirmed
Caa2 (sf); previously on Apr 17, 2019 Upgraded to Caa2 (sf)
Issuer: BBVA RMBS 11, FTA
....EUR1204M Class A Notes, Affirmed
Aa1 (sf); previously on Jun 29, 2018 Affirmed Aa1 (sf)
....EUR119M Class B Notes, Upgraded
to Aa3 (sf); previously on Jun 29, 2018 Upgraded to A2 (sf)
....EUR77M Class C Notes, Upgraded to
Ba1 (sf); previously on Jun 29, 2018 Upgraded to Ba2 (sf)
Maximum achievable rating is Aa1 (sf) for structured finance transactions
in Spain, driven by the corresponding local currency country ceiling
of the country.
RATINGS RATIONALE
The rating action is prompted by:
- Decreased key collateral assumptions, namely the portfolio
Expected Loss assumptions due to better than expected collateral performance
on BBVA RMBS 1, FTA and BBVA RMBS 11, FTA.
- An increase in credit enhancement for the affected tranches on
BBVA RMBS 1, FTA, BBVA RMBS 11, FTA and BBVA RMBS 2,
FTA.
Revision of Key Collateral Assumptions:
As part of the rating action, Moody's reassessed its lifetime loss
expectation for the portfolio reflecting the collateral performance to
date.
The performance of BBVA RMBS 1, FTA has continued to improve since
the last rating action. Total delinquencies have decreased since
the last rating action, with 90 days plus arrears currently standing
at 0.32% of current pool balance. Cumulative defaults
currently stand at 6.25% of original pool balance,
only marginally up from 6.18% since the last rating action.
The performance of BBVA RMBS 11, FTA has continued to improve since
the last rating action. Outstanding defaults have decreased in
the past year, with 90 days plus arrears currently standing at 0.18%
of current pool balance. Cumulative defaults currently stand at
2.09% of original pool balance, only marginally up
from 1.99% a year ago.
Moody's decreased the expected loss assumption to 5.52%
as a percentage of original pool balance from 5.79% due
to improving performance for BBVA RMBS 1, FTA. The expected
loss assumption for BBVA RMBS 11, FTA was changed to 3.77%
from 4.58% as a percentage of original pool balance.
Moody's has also decreased the MILAN to 15.0% from
17.0% in BBVA RMBS 11, FTA.
Moody's updated the MILAN CE due to the Minimum Expected Loss Multiple,
a floor defined in Moody's methodology for rating EMEA RMBS transactions.
Increase/Decrease in Available Credit Enhancement
Sequential amortization and Improvement of reserve funds led to the increase
in the credit enhancement available in BBVA RMBS 1, FTA, BBVA
RMBS 11, FTA and BBVA RMBS 2, FTA.
For instance, the credit enhancement for tranche affected by today's
rating action increased as follows since the last rating action:
-BBVA RMBS 1, FTA Class B Notes to 12.38% from
10.90% and Class C Notes to 2.90% from 2.41%.
-BBVA RMBS 11, FTA Class B Notes to 15.71%
from 14.00% and Class C Notes to 7.48% from
6.67%.
-BBVA RMBS 2, FTA Class A2 Notes, Class A3 Notes and
Class A4 Notes to 14.41% from 12.52%;
Class B Notes to 7.66% from 6.28%.
The principal methodology used in these ratings was "Moody's Approach
to Rating RMBS Using the MILAN Framework" published in July 2019.
Please see the Rating Methodologies page on www.moodys.com
for a copy of this methodology.
The analysis undertaken by Moody's at the initial assignment of ratings
for RMBS securities may focus on aspects that become less relevant or
typically remain unchanged during the surveillance stage. Please
see Moody's Approach to Rating RMBS Using the MILAN Framework for further
information on Moody's analysis at the initial rating assignment and the
on-going surveillance in RMBS.
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) an increase in available credit enhancement,
(3) improvements in the credit quality of the transaction counterparties
and (4) a decrease in sovereign risk.
Factors or circumstances that could lead to a downgrade of the ratings
include (1) an increase in sovereign risk, (2) performance of the
underlying collateral that is worse than Moody's expected, (3) deterioration
in the notes' available credit enhancement and (4) deterioration in the
credit quality of the transaction counterparties.
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, 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,
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to rated entity, Disclosure from rated entity.
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review.
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the rating.
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for additional regulatory disclosures for each credit rating.
Antonio Tena
Vice President - Senior 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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Michelangelo Margaria
Senior Vice President/Manager
Structured Finance Group
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Alberto Barbachano
VP - Senior Credit Officer
Structured Finance Group
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