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Fitch Assigns Final Ratings to Westways Funding VIII, Ltd.


NEW YORK -- Westways Funding VIII VIII - 8 (Roman numeral), Ltd (Westways VIII) is rated by Fitch Ratings as follows:

--$301,250,000 class A-1 floating-rate senior notes 'AAA';

--$25,000,000 class A-2 fixed-rate senior notes 'AAA';

--$22,500,000 class B floating-rate senior subordinate notes 'AA';

--$22,500,000 class C floating-rate subordinate notes 'A';

--$22,500,000 class D floating-rate junior subordinate notes 'BBB';

--$56,250,000 income notes 'BB';

--$5,000,000 class LC subordinate loan interests 'A';

--$12,000,000 class LD LD - Labor Day (US holiday)
LD - Learning Disabled
LD - Lethal Dose
LD - Load
LD - Long Distance
LD - Low Density
LD - Labor and Delivery
LD - Laboratory Development
LD - Lactic Dehydrogenase
LD - Ladder Diagram
LD - Lady Day
LD - Lake Doctor
LD - Lame Ducks (band)
LD - LAN Destination (ATM)
LD - Land Disposal
LD - Lands Department (Hong Kong)
LD - Large Deviation
LD - Large Drives (Siemens A&D)
LD - Laser Designator
 junior subordinate loan interests 'BBB'.

Westways VIII will issue $5,000,000 of the aggregate principal amount that would otherwise be issued as class C Notes as the class LC loan interests, and $12,000,000 of the aggregate principal amount that would otherwise be issued as class D notes as the class LD loan interests. The initial principal amount of these securities that would have been class C and D notes, but are instead issued as class LC and LC loan interests, are a part of the maximum aggregate principal amount of the class C and D notes.

The ratings for classes A-1, A-2, B, C, D, LC and LD reflect the likelihood that investors will receive periodic interest payments through the redemption date as well as their respective stated principal balances. The rating of the income notes only reflects the likelihood that investors will receive their stated principal balances upon the legal final maturity date.

The proceeds of the all classes of notes will be used to purchase a diversified portfolio of primarily floating-rate agency and 'AAA' rated private-label residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), and asset-backed securities (ABS). The portfolio can be levered using reverse repurchase agreements equivalent to up to 6 times (x) capital. The portfolio interest rate duration and spread duration will vary with portfolio size. A fully levered portfolio
Levered portfolio
Investment at least partially financed by borrowing.
 will be limited to a minimum interest rate duration of -0.71 years to a maximum of 0.71 years, maximum spread duration of 3 years, and minimum convexity
Convexity
A measure of the curvature in the relationship between bond prices and bond yields.

Notes:
Positive convexity corresponds to curvature that opens upward. Negative convexity corresponds to curvature that opens downward.
See also: Bond, Yield
 of -2.5 years.

The investment manager, TCW Asset Management Co. (TCW), will actively manage the investments on behalf of the issuer, Westways VIII, a special purpose company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. TCW will manage the portfolio in accordance with specific investment policies, restrictions, and guidelines reviewed by Fitch.

Fitch's rating definitions and the terms of use 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 are also available from the 'Code of Conduct' section of this site.
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