Fitch Affirms LB-UBS 2001-C2.CHICAGO -- 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 LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust's 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 2001-C2 as follows: --$89.2 million class A-1 at 'AAA'; --$789.3 million class A-2 at 'AAA'; --Interest-Only class X at 'AAA'; --$49.5 million class B at 'AAA'; --$62.7 million class C at 'AAA'; --$16.5 million class D at 'AAA'; --$13.2 million class E at 'AAA'; --$19.8 million class F at 'AA+'; --$16.5 million class G at 'AA-'; --$23.1 million class H at 'BBB+' --$14.8 million class J at 'BB+'. --$11.5 million class K at 'BB-'; --$9.9 million class L at 'B+'; --$13.2 million class M at 'B-/DR1'. The $6.6 million class N and $3.3 million class P remain at 'C/DR5' and 'C/DR6', respectively. The $4.6 million class Q is not rated by Fitch. Fitch affirms all of the classes due to stable performance of the pool since the last rating action. As of the December 2007 distribution date, the pool's aggregate certificate balance has decreased by 16.1% to $1.1 billion from $1.32 billion at issuance. A total of 43 loans (40%) have fully defeased since issuance. Twenty-four loans, 18.8% of the pool, are considered loans of concern. These include three specially serviced loans (3.4%) along with other loans with various types of performance issues. The first two specially serviced assets are secured by two hotel properties (1.8%) both of which are real estate owned Real Estate Owned Property owned by a lender - usually a bank - after an unsuccessful sale at a foreclosure auction. This is common because most of the properties up for sale at these auctions are worth less than the total amount owed to the bank: the minimum bid in most (REO reo Noun NZ a language [Maori] ) and located in Atlanta. The hotels were renovated, re-flagged, and are being marketed for sale by the special servicer. The third specially serviced loan (1.5%) is secured by a 543,572 square foot (sf) office building in Tulsa, OK that is 90+ days delinquent. The loan was transferred to special servicing in November 2005 after the borrower requested a loan modification due to declining occupancy and rents. The third specially serviced loan (0.5%) is secured by a 3,300 sf retail property located in Chicago, IL. The loan is current. Losses are expected on the specially serviced assets, which are anticipated to deplete de·plete v. 1. To use up something, such as a nutrient. 2. To empty something out, as the body of electrolytes. the balance on class Q and impact classes N and M. At issuance, Fitch considered six loans to have investment grade shadow ratings, two of which are fully defeased: 10950 Tantau Avenue (2.2%) and Courtyard by Marriott Courtyard by Marriott is a brand of hotels owned by Marriott International. They have over 2,800 hotels worldwide, as of June 2007. Courtyard by Marriott is designed for business travelers. (2.6%). The four remaining non-defeased loans maintain investment-grade shadow ratings: Westfield Shoppingtown Meriden, New Park Mall, 400 Plaza Drive, and 529 Bryant Street. The pool's largest loan (6.4%) is secured by 371,688 square feet (sf) of in-line space within the Westfield Shoppingtown Meriden mall located in Meriden, CT. The mall is anchored by Macy's, JC Penney, Sears, Best Buy, and Dick's Sporting Goods Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) is the largest full-line sporting goods retailer in the world. It is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and has locations in thirty-four states with 314 stores. (non-collateral). As of June 30, 2007, in-line occupancy has decreased to 84.2% compared to 95.7% at issuance, with total mall occupancy down to 93.6% from 98.2% at issuance. The loan's June 2007 Fitch-adjusted debt-service coverage ratio Debt-service coverage ratio Earnings before interest and income taxes, divided by interest expense plus the quantity of principal repayments divided by one minus the tax rate. (DSCR DSCR See: Debt-service coverage ratio ) on net cash flow (NCF See National Cristina Foundation. ) was 1.58 times (x), compared to 1.60x at issuance. Fitch's adjusted NCF is calculated using a stressed debt service based on the current loan balance and a hypothetical mortgage constant. The A-note portion of the whole loan is held in the trust, while the B-note portion ($36.4 million) is held outside the trust. Fitch will monitor the leasing activity at this property. The loan matures in January 2011. NewPark Mall (6.1%), the second-largest loan, is secured by 389,682 sf of in-line space within the 1.2 million sf regional mall located in Newark, CA. As of March 2007, in-line occupancy had improved to 91% over 88.9% at issuance. The loan matures in February 2031. 400 Plaza Drive (1.8%), also known as Hartz Mountain Industries Hartz Mountain Industries (HMI) is a private family owned and operated company known for its vast real estate holdings in the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area. Its former parent Hartz Mountain Corporation (of pet products fame), was founded by German-American businessman Max , is secured by a four-story multi-tenanted office building, located in Secaucus, NJ. The building was 97.2% occupied as of Nov. 15, 2007 compared to 100% at issuance. The loan matures in February 2031. 529 Bryant Street (1.6%) is secured by a 45,161 sf office building located in Palo Alto, CA. The property is 100% occupied by a single tenant, whose lease expires May 2025. The loan matures in January 2031. Fitch's Distressed Recovery (DR) ratings are designed to estimate recoveries on a forward-looking basis while taking into account the time value of money. 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