BAFC's $565.4MM P-T Ctfs Series 2004-B Rated by Fitch.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 -- Banc of America Funding Corporation's (BAFC BAFC British Airways Flying Club (UK) BAFC Barrow Associated Football Club ) mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2004-B, 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: Group 1 certificates: -- $122,430,000 classes 1-A-1, 1-A-2, 1-X-1, 1-X-2, 'AAA' ('Group 1 senior certificates'); Group 2 certificates: -- $89,807,000 classes 2-A-1, 2-A-2, 'AAA' ('Group 2 senior certificates'); Group 3 certificates: -- $153,825,100 classes 3-A-1, 3-A-2, 3-A-R, 3-A-MR, 3-A-LR, 3-X-1, 3-X-2, 'AAA' ('Group 3 senior certificates'); Group 4 certificates: -- $90,455,000 classes 4-A-1, 4-A-2, 4-X-1, 4-X-2, 'AAA' ('Group 4 senior certificates'); Group 5 certificates: -- $107,009,000 class 5-A-1, 'AAA' ('Group 5 senior certificates'); and Groups 1 and 2 certificates: -- $886,000 class CB-3, 'BBB'; -- $996,000 class CB-4, 'BB'. The 'AAA' ratings on the group 1 and group 2 senior certificates reflect the 4.10% subordination provided by the classes CB-1 through CB-6 certificates. The 'BBB' ratings on the class CB-3 certificates reflect the 1% subordination provided by the classes CB-4 through CB-6. The 'BB' ratings on the class CB-4 certificates reflect the 0.55% subordination provided by the classes CB-5 and CB-6. Classes CB-1, CB-2, CB-5 and CB-6 certificates are not rated by Fitch. The 'AAA' ratings on the groups 3, 4, and 5 senior certificates reflect the 6.75% subordination provided by the classes DB-1 through DB-6 certificates. Classes DB-1, DB-2, DB-3, DB-4, DB-5 and DB-6 certificates are not rated by Fitch. 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. The ratings also reflect the high quality of the underlying collateral purchased by Banc of America Funding Corporation, the integrity of the legal and financial structures, and the servicing capabilities of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (rated 'RPS1' by Fitch), Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. , N.A. (rated 'RPS1' by Fitch), Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP (rated 'RPS1' by Fitch), GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. (rated 'RPS2-' by Fitch), and National City Mortgage Co. (rated 'RPS2-' by Fitch). The trust is comprised of seven loan groups of adjustable interest rate, fully-amortizing mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four-family residential properties. Loan groups 1 and 2 are cross-collateralized; loan groups 3, 4, and 5 are cross-collateralized; loan group 6 is a stand alone group; and loan group 7 is a stand alone group. Fitch did not rate the certificates collateralized by loan group 6 or loan group 7. The combined loan groups 1 and 2 consist of 426 mortgage loans that have original terms to maturity (WAM WAM - Intermediate language for compiled Prolog, used by the Warren Abstract Machine. "An Abstract Prolog Instruction Set", D.H.D. Warren, TR 309, SRI 1983. ) ranging from 180-360 months. The aggregate unpaid principal balance of the combined pool is $221,312,342 as of Oct. 1, 2004 (the cut-off date) and the average principal balance is $519,513. 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 loan pool is approximately 72.29%. 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 5.32% 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 736. Cash-out and rate/term refinance loans represent 7.91% and 12.38% of the loan pool, respectively. The state that represents the largest geographic concentration of mortgaged properties is California (56.23%). All other states represent less than 5% of the outstanding balance of the pool. The combined loan groups 3, 4, and 5 consist of 1,253 mortgage loans that have WAM ranging from 180-360 months. The aggregate unpaid principal balance of the combined pool is $376,718,988 as of the cut-off date and the average principal balance is $300,654. The OLTV of the loan pool is approximately 75.63%. The WAC of the mortgage loans is 5.54% and the weighted average FICO score is 706. Cash-out and rate/term refinance loans represent 24.10% and 14.76% of the loan pool, respectively. The states that represent the largest geographic concentration of mortgaged properties are California (44.70%), Florida (8.52%), Nevada (6.88%), and Virginia (5.05%). All other states represent less than 5% of the outstanding balance of the pool. 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. BAFC, a special purpose corporation, deposited the loans in the trust, which issued the certificates, representing undivided beneficial ownership in the trust. Wachovia Bank, N.A. will serve as trustee. Elections will be made to treat the trust as five separate 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) for federal income tax purposes. |
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