Fitch Affirms 4; Upgrades 2; & Downgrades 2 Classes of 3 Impac SAC RMBS Securitizations.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2003 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. affirms 4 classes, upgrades 2 classes & downgrades 2 classes of the following Impac SAC Sac: see Sac and Fox. SAC - 1. An early system on the Datatron 200 series. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. RMBS RMBS Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities RMBS Rambus, Inc. (NASDAQ stock symbol) RMBS Russian Mortgage-Backed Securities securitizations: Impac Secured Assets Corp., 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 2000-1: -- Class A affirmed at 'AAA' -- Class M1 upgraded to 'AAA' from 'AA' -- Class M2 upgraded to 'AA' from 'A' -- Class M3 affirmed at 'BBB' -- Class B1 downgraded to 'B' from 'BB' and removed from Rating Watch Negative -- Class B2 downgraded to 'CC' from 'CCC' Impac Secured Assets Corp., mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2000-2: -- Class A affirmed at 'AAA' Impac Secured Assets Corp., mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2000-3: -- Class A affirmed at 'AAA' These rating actions are being taken as a result of low delinquencies and losses, as well as increased credit support. 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'. |
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