ABN AMRO's $296.6MM P-T Ctfs Series 2003-12 Rated by Fitch.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2003 ABN AMRO Mortgage Corporation's (AMAC AMAC Adults Molested As Children AMAC Assistance to Mine-Affected Communities AMAC Aircraft Monitor And Control AMAC Approximate Message Authentication Code AMAC American Military Arms Corporation AMAC Asset Management Assistance Center ) multi-class mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2003-12, are rated by Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings An international rating agency for financial institutions, insurance companies, and corporate, sovereign, and municipal debt. Fitch Ratings has headquarters in New York and London and is wholly owned by FIMALAC of Paris. as follows: -- $288,573,262 classes 1A, 2A, 3A1, 3A2, A-P, and R (senior certificates) 'AAA'; -- $4,307,000 class M certificates 'AA'; -- $1,783,000 class B-1 certificates 'A'; -- $891,000 class B-2 certificates 'BBB'; -- $594,000 privately offered class B-3 certificates 'BB'; -- $445,000 privately offered class B-4 certificates 'B'. The privately offered class B-5 certificates are not rated by Fitch. The 'AAA' rating on the senior certificates reflects the 2.85% subordination provided by the 1.45% class M, 0.60% class B-1, 0.30% class B-2, 0.20% privately offered class B-3, 0.15% privately offered class B-4 and 0.15% privately offered class B-5. Fitch believes the amount of credit enhancement Credit Enhancement A method whereby a company attempts to improve its debt or credit worthiness. Notes: Credit enhancements take many different forms. An example of a credit enhancement would be conversion rights added on to a debt instrument in order to lower the issuing will be sufficient to cover credit losses, including limited bankruptcy, fraud and special hazard losses. The ratings also reflect the high quality of the underlying collateral originated by ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. (AAMG AAMG Ambient Air Monitoring Group (US EPA) AAMG Antiaircraft Machine Gun AAMG Asociación Amigos de Los Niños (Association of Friends of the Children, Guatemala) AAMG Associated Anesthesiologists Medical Group ), the integrity of the legal and financial structures and the servicing capabilities of Washington Mutual Bank, FA (rated 'RPS2+' by Fitch). The trust is secured by conventional, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loans, which are separated into three cross-collateralized groups or 'tracks' by the underlying loans' interest rate. As of Nov. 1, 2003 (the cut-off date), the aggregate principal balance is $297,039,584. Track 1 collateral consists of recently originated, conventional, fixed-rate, fully amortizing, first lien, one- to two-family residential mortgage loans, with remaining terms to stated maturity Stated maturity For the CMO tranche, the date the last payment would occur at zero CPR. ranging from 353 to 360 months. The weighted average original loan-to-value ratio Loan-to-value ratio (LTV) The ratio of money borrowed on a property to the property's fair market value. (OLTV OLTV Original Loan-to-Value ratio OLTV on Line Television ) of the track is approximately 67.38%; approximately 0.50% of the mortgage loans have an OLTV greater than 80%. The weighted average coupon Weighted average Coupon The weighted average of the gross interest rates of mortgages underlying a pool as of the pool issue date; the balance of each mortgage is used as the weighting factor. (WAC WAC (Women's Army Corps), U.S. army organization created (1942) during World War II to enlist women as auxiliaries for noncombatant duty in the U.S. army. Before 1943 it was known as the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC). Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby. ) of the mortgage loans is 5.62% and the weighted average FICO score FICO Score A standard credit score which makes up a substantial portion of a credit report that credit bureaus sell to lenders so they can asses an applicant's credit risk and whether to extend them credit. is 742. Cash-out and rate/term refinance loans represent 11.20% and 44.20% of the track, respectively. The states that represent the largest geographic concentration are California (49.60%), New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of (8.50%), and Illinois (6.30%). All other states represent less than 5% of the outstanding balance of Track 1. Track 2 collateral consists of recently originated, conventional, fixed-rate, fully amortizing, first lien, one- to two-family residential mortgage loans, with remaining terms to stated maturity ranging from 348 to 360 months. The weighted average OLTV of the track is approximately 70.10%; approximately 1.60% of the mortgage loans have an OLTV greater than 80%. The WAC of the mortgage loans is 6% and the weighted average FICO score is 740. Cash-out and rate/term refinance loans represent 13.90% and 30% of the track, respectively. The states that represent the largest geographic concentration are California (50%), New York (6.40%), and Florida (5.30%). All other states represent less than 5% of the outstanding balance of Track 2. Track 3 collateral consists of recently originated, conventional, fixed-rate, fully amortizing, first lien, one- to two-family residential mortgage loans, with remaining terms to stated maturity ranging from 348 to 360 months. The weighted average OLTV of the track is approximately 73.39%; approximately 3.20% of the mortgage loans have an OLTV greater than 80%. The WAC of the mortgage loans is 6.37% and the weighted average FICO score is 741. Cash-out and rate/term refinance loans represent 12.30% and 19.40% of the track, respectively. The states that represent the largest geographic concentration are California (51.28%), Virginia (5.94%), and Illinois (5.15%). All other states represent less than 5% of the outstanding balance of Track 3. None of the mortgage loans are 'high cost' loans as defined under any local, state or federal laws. For additional information on Fitch's rating criteria regarding predatory lending legislation, please see the press release issued May 1, 2003 entitled, 'Fitch Revises Rating Criteria in Wake of Predatory Lending Legislation', available on the Fitch Ratings web site at 'www.fitchratings.com'. AAMG originated all of the loans. U.S. Bank, N.A. will serve as trustee. AMAC, a special purpose corporation, deposited the loans in the trust, which issued the certificates, representing undivided beneficial ownership in the trust. For federal income tax purposes, election will be made to treat the trust as three real estate mortgage investment conduits Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) A pass-through tax entity that can hold mortgages secured by any type of real property and can issue multiple classes of ownership interests to investors in the form of pass-through certificates, bonds, or other legal forms. (REMICs). |
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