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Correction: Fitch Upgrades 2 Classes of LB-UBS Series 2002-C4.


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 a correction for a press release originally issued on Nov. 20. It amends the class L certificates, which are being affirmed at 'BBB', not 'BBB-'.)

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.
 upgrades two classes of LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust commercial 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 2002-C4, as follows:

--$12.7 million class H to 'AAA' from 'AA+';

--$12.7 million class J to 'AA-' from 'A+'.

Additionally, Fitch affirms the following classes:

--$45.7 million class A-2 at 'AAA';

--$78.7 million class A-3 at 'AAA';

--$86 million class A-4 at 'AAA';

--$850.5 million class A-5 at 'AAA';

--$18.2 million class B at 'AAA';

--$20 million class C at 'AAA';

--$20 million class D at 'AAA';

--$12.7 million class E at 'AAA';

--$16.4 million class F at 'AAA';

--$10.9 million class G at 'AAA';

--$12.7 million class K at 'A-';

--Interest-only class X-CL at 'AAA';

--Interest-only class X-CP at 'AAA';

--Interest-only class X-VF at 'AAA';

--$20 million class L at 'BBB';

--$7.3 million class M at 'BB+';

--$7.3 million class N at 'BB';

--$3.6 million class Q at 'B';

--$1.8 million class S at 'B-';

--$3.6 million class T at 'CCC'.

Class A-1 has paid in full. Fitch does not rate classes P or U.

The upgrades reflect the stable performance and paydown due to scheduled amortization since the last rating action. As of the November 2007 distribution, the pool's aggregate principal balance has been reduced by 13.2% to $1.26 billion from $1.46 billion at issuance. Thirty loans (39.6%) have defeased, including five of the 10 largest loans. There is one specially-serviced loan (0.3%).

Two of the shadow rated loans, 605 Third Avenue (12.3%) and the Horizon Portfolio (1.6%), have defeased. Fitch reviewed servicer-provided performance data for the remaining three non-defeased shadow rated loans; Westfield Shoppingtown Valley Fair Mall Valley Fair Mall is the name of at least two shopping centers in the United States, and at least one in Canada:
  • United States:
  • Westfield Valley Fair - Santa Clara / San Jose, California
 (21.6%), Hamilton Mall The Hamilton Mall is a major shopping destination in Mays Landing, in Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. Opened in 1987, the two-story enclosed mall is anchored by J.C. Penney, Macy's and Sears. The mall is adjecant to the Black Horse Pike (U.S.  (5.8%), and 1166 Avenue of the Americas (5.6%). The debt service coverage ratios for the loans are calculated based on a Fitch adjusted net cash flow and a stressed debt service based on the current loan balances and a hypothetical mortgage constant.

The largest loan in the transaction, Westfield Shoppingtown Valley Fair Mall, is secured by 714,603 square feet (sf) within a 1.4 million sf shopping mall located in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba
Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba.
, CA. The mall's anchors are Macy's and Nordstrom. As of April 2007, the collateral was 98% occupied, which is a slight improvement over the 96.1% occupancy rate at issuance. The Fitch-stressed debt service coverage ratio (DSCR DSCR

See: Debt-service coverage ratio
) on net cash flow (NCF See National Cristina Foundation. ) for the trust balance as of year-end 2006 financials was 2.06 times (x) compared to 1.67x at issuance. The $273.1 million trust balance loan maintains an investment grade shadow rating.

The 1166 Avenue of the Americas loan is secured by 560,925 sf of a 1.6 million sf, 44-story office tower located in Manhattan, New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
. The sole tenant, Marsh & McClennan Companies Inc., occupies 100% of the collateral. Occupancy at issuance was also 100% and the loan maintains an investment grade shadow rating. The $70.8 million trust balance is pari-passu with a $72.4 million note within the AACMT 2002 - C5 securitization Securitization

The process of creating a financial instrument by combining other financial assets and then marketing them to investors.

Notes:
Mortgage backed securities are a perfect example of securitization.

May also be spelled as "securitisation.
.

The Hamilton Mall loan is secured by 836,236 sf of a 1 million sf mall located in Mays Landing, NJ that is anchored by Macy's, Sears, and JC Penney. Occupancy has been stable since issuance. As of June 30, 2007, the collateral was 94.4% occupied compared to 94.1% at issuance. The Fitch-stressed DSCR on NCF for the trust balance as of year-end 2006 was 1.45 times (x) compared to 1.28x at issuance. The $73.5 million loan, which has paid down by 5.8% since issuance due to amortization, maintains an investment grade shadow rating.

The specially serviced loan is secured by a 77,786 sf mall located in Kenner, LA. The mall was damaged by Hurricane Katrina, but repairs are complete and occupancy has stabilized. The loan is expected to be returned to the master servicer.

Fitch's rating definitions and the terms of use Terms of Use are rules set up by the owner of an intellectual property or service to govern how they may be legally used.

In many cases, terms of service are used as a contractual agreement between a company and users of a service they provide.
 of such ratings are available on the agency's public site, www.fitchratings.com. Published ratings, criteria and methodologies are available from this site, at all times. Fitch's code of conduct, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, affiliate firewall, compliance and other relevant policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental  are also available from the 'Code of Conduct' section of this site.
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