Correction: Fitch Takes Various Rating Actions on 4 CWMBS Securitizations.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 amended version of a press release issued yesterday, containing revised rating information on classes B-3 in series 2002-11 (Alt 2002-7), which is being downgraded to 'B' from 'BB'.) 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. has upgraded four, affirmed af·firm v. af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms v.tr. 1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true. 2. To support or uphold the validity of; confirm. v.intr. fifteen, downgraded four, and placed one class on Rating Watch Negative from the following CWMBS (Countrywide coun·try·wide adv. & adj. Throughout a whole country; nationwide: launched a fundraising campaign countrywide; a countrywide search. Adj. 1. Home Loans), Inc. residential mortgage-backed securitizations: CWMBS (Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.), mortgage pass-through certificates Pass-Through Certificates (PTCs) are instruments that evidence the ownership of two or more Equipment Trust Certificates. In other words, Equipment Trust Certificates may be bundled into a pass-through structure as a means of diversifying the asset pool and/or increasing the size , series 1998-12 (Alt 1998-4) -- Class A affirmed at 'AAA'; -- Class M affirmed at 'AAA'; -- Class B1 affirmed at 'AAA'; -- Class B2 affirmed at 'A'; -- Class B3 affirmed at 'BB'; -- Class B4 downgraded to 'CCC' from 'B' and removed from Rating Watch Negative. CWMBS (Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.), mortgage pass-through certificates, series 1999-6 (Alt 1999-1) -- Class A affirmed at 'AAA'; -- Class M affirmed at 'AAA'; -- Class B1 upgraded to 'AAA' from 'AA'; -- Class B2 upgraded to 'A+' from 'BBB'; -- Class B3 affirmed at 'BB'; -- Class B4, rated 'B,' placed on Rating Watch Negative. CWMBS (Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.), mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2001-26 (Alt 2001-11) -- Class A affirmed at 'AAA'; -- Class M upgraded to 'AAA' from 'AA'; -- Class B1 upgraded to 'AA' from 'A'; -- Class B2 affirmed at 'BBB'; -- Class B3 affirmed at 'BB' -- Class B4 downgraded to 'CCC' from 'B' and removed from Rating Watch Negative. CWMBS (Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.), mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2002-11 (Alt 2002-7) -- Class A affirmed at 'AAA'; -- Class M affirmed at 'AA'; -- Class B1 affirmed at 'A'; -- Class B2 affirmed at 'BBB'; -- Class B3 downgraded to 'B' from 'BB'; -- Class B4 downgraded to 'CC' from 'B'. The upgrades reflect an increase in 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 relative to future loss expectations and the affirmations on the above classes reflect credit enhancement consistent with future loss expectations. The negative rating actions are the result of a review of the level of losses incurred to date as well as Fitch's future loss expectations on the delinquent delinquent 1) adj. not paid in full amount or on time. 2) n. short for an underage violator of the law as in juvenile delinquent. DELINQUENT, civil law. He who has been guilty of some crime, offence or failure of duty. loans in the pipeline relative to the applicable credit support levels as of the June 25, 2004 distribution. Further information regarding current delinquency delinquency Criminal behaviour carried out by a juvenile. Young males make up the bulk of the delinquent population (about 80% in the U.S.) in all countries in which the behaviour is reported. , loss and credit enhancement statistics is available on the Fitch Ratings web site at 'www.fitchratings.com'. |
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