Amend: Fitch Lowers DR Ratings for Nomura CBO 1997-2, Ltd.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 -- This is an amendment for a message issued earlier today. It revises the class B notes' distressed recovery rating. Fitch lowers the distressed recovery (DR) ratings on two classes of notes issued by Nomura CBO CBO See: Collateralized Bond Obligation. 1997-2, Ltd (Nomura 97-2). The following rating actions are effective immediately: --$81,716,393 class A-3 notes remain at 'CC'; DR rating lowered to 'DR3' from 'DR1'; --$36,300,000 class B notes remain at 'C'; DR rating lowered to 'DR5' from 'DR3'. Nomura 97-2 is a collateralized debt obligation Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO) A general inclusive term which covers Collateralized Bond Obligations, Collateralized Loan Obligations, and Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, (CDO (Collaborative Data Objects) A programming interface from Microsoft for accessing MAPI-based e-mail, calendaring and scheduling servers. Originally called "OLE Messaging" and "Active Messaging," CDO wraps the Enhanced MAPI library into a COM object that provides the ) that closed October 1, 1997 and is managed by Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management, Inc. Nomura 97-2 is primarily composed of high yield bonds. Included in this review, Fitch discussed the current state of the portfolio with the asset manager and their portfolio management strategy going forward. In addition, Fitch conducted cash flow modeling utilizing various default timing and interest rate scenarios to measure the breakeven breakeven 1. The level of output or sales necessary to cover fixed expenses. Companies in industries that have high fixed costs and, consequently, high breakevens, such as automobile and steel manufacturing, are likely to exhibit large fluctuations default rates going forward relative to the minimum cumulative default rates required for the rated liabilities. The downward revisions to the distressed recovery ratings on the class A-3 and B notes are the result 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 (CE) erosion leading to a decrease in total expected recoveries. The CE erosion is due to an increased concentration of defaulted securities in the portfolio. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the most recent trustee report from March 2, 2007, $30.5 million of the $73.6 million portfolio is defaulted, or approximately 41.4%. Both the class A overcollateralization (OC) and B OC tests have decreased since the last review in December 2004 and continue to fail their covenants. In addition, principal proceeds are being used to pay the class B current interest shortfall before redeeming class A-3 principal. On the last payment date in October 2006, approximately $710,000 of principal was used to pay class B interest. The ratings of the class A-3 and class B notes address the likelihood that investors will receive ultimate and compensating interest payments, as per the governing documents, as well as the stated balance of principal by the legal final maturity date. Fitch will continue to monitor and review this transaction for future rating adjustments. Additional deal information and historical data are available on the Derivative Fitch web site at www.derivativefitch.com. For more information on the Fitch VECTOR Model, see 'Global Rating Criteria for Collateralised Debt Obligations,' dated Oct. 4, 2006 and also available on Fitch's web site at www.derivativefitch.com. Fitch's Distressed Recovery (DR) ratings, introduced in April 2006 across all sectors of structured finance, are designed to estimate recoveries on a forward-looking basis while taking into account the time value of money. For more information on Distressed Recovery ratings, see the full report ('Structured Finance Distressed Recovery Ratings'), which is available on the 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. web site at www.fitchratings.com. 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