Fitch Downgrades DVI Medical Equipment Securitizations.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. takes rating actions on the classes of DVI (1) (Digital Video Interactive) An earlier compression technique that provided up to 72 minutes of full-screen video on a CD-ROM. Acquired by Intel in 1988 from RCA's Sarnoff Research labs, Princeton, NJ, DVI never caught on. , Inc. securities listed below. These rating actions affect 52 classes of notes in nine transactions totaling $774 million in current outstanding securities. Many of these classes were previously downgraded by Fitch fitch: see polecat. on May 28, 2004. Fitch notes while the legal final maturity of the class A-3 notes of the DVI Receivable XVI, series 2001-2 transaction was July July: see month. 11, 2005, interest and principal payments continue to be made on these notes. As such, Fitch downgrades this class to 'CC' from 'CCC'. Fitch's actions are based on continued loan performance deterioration de·te·ri·o·ra·tion n. The process or condition of becoming worse. as reflected in the servicer reports for the period ending Aug. 31, 2005. While the rate of defaults has slowed, the amount of potential restructured contracts has decreased dramatically since Fitch's last rating actions in May 2004. Restructured contracts are contracts which have the greatest amount of potential proceeds and are added back to the collateral collateral (kəlăt`ərəl), something of value given or pledged as security for payment of a loan. Collateral consists usually of financial instruments, such as stocks, bonds, and negotiable paper, rather than physical goods, although balance once the contract has been brought back to current status. As of the September September: see month. 2005 reporting period, the nine outstanding transactions are only expected to benefit from approximately $3.1 million in restructured contract proceeds versus $336 million in July 2004. As a result, the improvement in the under-collateralization position across all nine transactions will be solely dependent upon recoveries on previously defaulted contracts. To date the average recovery rate for all nine transactions is 33.92%. Fitch has had discussions with U.S. Bancorp You can assist by [ editing it] now. Portfolio Services (USBPS) which replaced DVI, Inc. as servicer for each of the securitizations under the terms of each transaction's Contribution and Servicing Agreements in February February: see month. 2004. Since taking over servicing duties, USBPS has been successful in working out and realizing recoveries on previously defaulted contracts. Furthermore, the majority of the transactions have experienced significant declines in delinquencies and the pace of new defaults has slowed down dramatically. Fitch will continue to closely monitor performance of the transactions, will have regular contact with USBPS, and may raise, lower or withdraw ratings as appropriate. Ratings have been lowered or 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. as indicated below. DVI Receivables Receivables An asset designation applicable to all debts, unsettled transactions or other monetary obligations owed to a company by its debtors or customers. Receivables are recorded by a company's accountants and reported on the balance sheet, and they and include all debts owed VIII, L.L.C., series 1999-1, -- Class A-5 notes affirmed at 'B'; -- Class B notes affirmed at 'CCC'; -- Class C notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CCC'; -- Class D notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CCC'; -- Class E notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; DVI Receivables X, L.L.C., series 1999-2, all outstanding classes: -- Class A-4 notes downgraded to 'CC' from 'CCC'; -- Class B notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CCC'; -- Class C notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; -- Class D notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; -- Class E notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; DVI Receivables XI, L.L.C., series 2000-1 -- Class A-4 notes affirmed at 'CCC'; -- Class B notes downgraded to 'CC' from 'CCC''; -- Class C notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; -- Class D notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; -- Class E notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; DVI Receivables XII, L.L.C., series 2000-2 -- Class A-4 notes affirmed at 'CCC'; -- Class B notes affirmed at 'CC'; -- Class C notes affirmed at 'CC'; -- Class D notes affirmed at 'CC'; -- Class E notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; DVI Receivables XIV, L.L.C., series 2001-1 -- Class A-3 notes affirmed at 'CCC'; -- Class A-4 notes affirmed at 'CC'; -- Class B notes affirmed at 'CC'; -- Class C notes affirmed at 'CC'; -- Class D notes affirmed at 'CC'; -- Class E notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; DVI Receivables XVI, L.L.C., series 2001-2 -- Class A-3 notes downgraded to 'CC' from 'CCC'; -- Class A-4 notes downgraded to 'CC' from 'CCC'; -- Class B notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; -- Class C notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; -- Class D notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; -- Class E notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; DVI Receivables XVII, L.L.C., series 2002-1 -- Class A-3A and A-3B notes affirmed at 'CCC'; -- Class B notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; -- Class C notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; -- Class D notes remain at 'C'; -- Class E notes remain at 'C'. DVI Receivables XVIII, L.L.C., series 2002-2 -- Class A-3A and A-3B notes affirmed at 'CCC'; -- Class B notes affirmed at 'CC'; -- Class C notes affirmed at 'CC'; -- Class D notes affirmed at 'CC'; -- Class E notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'. DVI Receivables XIX, L.L.C., series 2003-1, all outstanding classes: -- Class A-3A and A-3B notes affirmed at 'CCC'; -- Class B notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; -- Class C-1 and C-2 notes downgraded to 'C' from 'CC'; -- Class D-1 and D-2 notes remain at 'C'; -- Class E-1 and E-2 notes remain at 'C'. 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. 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