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Fitch Affirms 11 & Upgrades 2 Classes From 6 BankAmerica MH Contracts.


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
 -- 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 performed a review of the BankAmerica Manufactured Housing Manufactured housing (also known as prefab housing) is a type of housing unit that is largely assembled in factories and then transported to sites of use.

In the United States, the term "manufactured home" specifically refers to a house built entirely in a protected
 (BAMH BAMH Better Access to Mental Health ) transactions. Based on the review, the following rating actions have been taken:

Series 1995-BA1:

--Class A-3 is 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.
 at 'AAA';

--Class A-4 is upgraded to 'AAA' from 'AA-';

--Class B-1 remains at 'CCC';

--Class B-2 remains at 'C'.

Series 1996-1:

--Class A-6 is affirmed at 'AAA';

--Class A-7 is upgraded to 'AAA from 'AA-';

--Class B-1 is remains at 'C';

--Class B-2 is remains at 'C'.

Series 1997-1:

--Classes A-8 and A-9 are affirmed at 'AAA';

--Class M remains at 'C';

--Class B-1 remains at 'C';

--Class B-2 remains at 'C';

Series 1997-2:

--Classes A-8 and A-9 are affirmed at 'AAA';

--Class M remains at 'C';

--Class B-1 remains at 'C';

--Class B-2 remains at 'C';

Series 1998-1:

--Class A-1 is affirmed at 'AAA';

--Class M is affirmed at 'BBB';

--Class B-1 is affirmed at 'B';

--Class B-2 remains at 'C';

Series 1998-2:

--Class A-7 is affirmed at 'AAA';

--Class M is affirmed at 'B';

--Class B-1 remains at 'C';

--Class B-2 remains at 'C'.

BankAmerica Housing Services was purchased by Greenpoint Credit in 1998. Greenpoint exited the manufactured housing lending business in early 2002 but continued to act as servicer for its manufactured housing portfolio until the assets and servicing rights were acquired by GreenTree Servicing in the fourth quarter of 2004. GreenTree has implemented several changes since the servicing transfer was completed. Among the changes, GreenTree has reduced the number of loan modifications, reduced the number of non-repossession charge-offs and significantly increased the number of collectors working on accounts in the 1-29 day delinquency bucket. Despite the reduction in loan modifications, reported delinquency and repossession The taking back of an item that has been sold on credit and delivered to the purchaser because the payments have not been made on it.

For example, if an individual fails to render prompt payments on a new car, the car might be subject to repossession by the finance company,
 inventories have declined since the servicing transfer.

The transactions reviewed pay interest and principal due to the senior outstanding bond prior to paying interest to subordinate bonds -- a structure commonly referred to as an IP-IP structure (Interest-Principal/ Interest-Principal). As opposed to a structure which pays interest to all bonds prior to paying any principal, an IP-IP structure generally reduces the credit risk to the senior class at the expense of the mezzanine mez·za·nine  
n.
1. A partial story between two main stories of a building.

2. The lowest balcony in a theater or the first few rows of that balcony.
 and subordinate certificates. The BAMH senior classes remain well protected while the mezzanine and subordinate classes have accrued ac·crue  
v. ac·crued, ac·cru·ing, ac·crues

v.intr.
1. To come to one as a gain, addition, or increment: interest accruing in my savings account.

2.
 significant interest shortfall amounts. The payment priority distribution is not expected to change as all of the transactions will fail performance triggers for the remainder of each pool's life.

Further information regarding current delinquency, loss, and 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
 statistics is available on the Fitch Ratings web site at www.fitchratings.com.

Fitch's rating definitions are available on the agency's public web site, www.fitchratings.com. Published ratings, criteria and methodologies and 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 this site, at all times. This document will remain on the public site for seven days.
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