Fitch Lowers DRs on 3 DVI Medical Equipment Securitizations.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. takes the following actions on the long-term and Distressed Recovery (DR) ratings for the 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. transactions listed 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 X L.L.C., series 1999-2 --Class A-4 remains at 'CC'/DR lowered to 'DR4' from 'DR3'; --Classes B, C, D and E remain at 'C/DR6'. DVI Receivables XI L.L.C., series 2000-1 --Class B notes lowered to 'C/DR6' from 'CC/DR5'; --Class A-4 remains at 'CCC/DR1'; --Classes C, D and E remain at 'C/DR6'. DVI Receivables XII L.L.C., series 2000-2 --Class A-4 remains at 'CCC/DR1'; --Class B remains at 'CC/DR4'; --Classes C and D remain at 'CC/DR5'; --Class E remains at 'C'/DR lowered to 'DR6' from 'DR5'. The ratings on the following DVI transactions remain unchanged: DVI Receivables VIII L.L.C., series 1999-1 --Class C remains at 'C/DR6'; --Class D remains at 'C/DR6'; --Class E remains at 'C/DR6'. DVI Receivables XIV L.L.C., series 2001-1 --Class A-4 remains at 'CC/DR1'; --Class B remains at 'CC/DR4'; --Class C remains at 'CC/DR5'; --Class D remains at 'CC/DR5'; --Class E remains at 'C/DR5'. DVI Receivables XVI L.L.C., series 2001-2 --Class A-3 remains at 'CC/DR2'; --Class A-4 remains at 'CC/DR2'; --Class B remains at 'C/DR6'; --Class C remains at 'C/DR6'; --Class D remains at 'C/DR6'; --Class E remains at 'C/DR6'. DVI Receivables XVII L.L.C., series 2002-1 --Class A-3a remains at 'CCC/DR3'; --Class A-3b remains at 'CCC/DR3'; --Class B remains at 'C/DR6'; --Class C remains at 'C/DR6'; --Class D remains at 'C/DR6'; --Class E remains at 'C/DR6'. DVI Receivables XVIII L.L.C., series 2002-2 --Class A-3a remains at 'CCC/DR1'; --Class A-3b remains at 'CCC/DR1'; --Class B remains at 'CC/DR4'; --Class C remains at 'CC/DR6'; --Class D remains at 'CC/DR6'; --Class E remains at 'C/DR6'. DVI Receivables XIX L.L.C., series 2003-1 --Class A-3a remains at 'CCC/DR2'; --Class A-3b remains at 'CCC/DR2'; --Class B remains at 'C/DR6'; --Class C-1 remains at 'C/DR6'; --Class C-2 remains at 'C/DR6'; --Class D-1 remains at 'C/DR6'; --Class D-2 remains at 'C/DR6'; --Class E-1 remains at 'C/DR6'; --Class E-2 remains at 'C/DR6'. 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 Nov. 30, 2006. While the rate of defaults has slowed since distressed recovery ratings were assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. in April 2006, Fitch fitch: see polecat. noted an increase in delinquencies and losses in recent months for several of the transactions. In addition, the amount of potential restructured contracts has decreased since Fitch's last rating actions in April 2006. Restructured contracts are contracts which have the greatest amount of potential proceeds and are added back to the collateral balance once the contract has been brought back to current status. Using assumptions consistent with historical DVI securitization Securitization The process of creating a financial instrument by combining other financial assets and then marketing them to investors. Notes: Mortgage backed securities are a perfect example of securitization. May also be spelled as "securitisation. performance, Fitch ran a series of cash flow runs for each transaction to determine the appropriate rating movements, if any. 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 2004. Since taking over servicing duties, USBPS has been successful in working out and realizing recoveries on previously defaulted contracts. 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. Fitch also 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. various other transactions in its equipment leasing Equipment Leasing is a financing option to lease equipment for a certain amount of time. Leasing Benefits
Fitch's Distressed Recovery (DR) ratings, introduced in April 2006 across all sectors of structured finance, are designed to estimate recoveries on a forward-looking basis while taking into account the time vale of money. For more information on Distressed Recovery ratings, see the full report ('Structured Finance Distressed Recovery Ratings'), which is available on the Fitch Ratings web site at www.fitchratings.com. 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. 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 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 the 'Code of Conduct' section of this site. |
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