Fitch Upgrades 6, Affirms 64 Classes from 13 ABN AMRO Mortgage Trust RMBS Issues.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 the following rating actions on ABN AMRO ABN AMRO Algemene Bank Nederland-Amsterdam Roterdam Bank (Dutch bank) residential mortgage-backed 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 2003-1 --Class A affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class M affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class B1 affirmed at 'AA'; --Class B4 affirmed at 'BB-'. Series 2003-2 --Class A affirmed at 'AAA'. Series 2003-3 --Class A affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class M affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class B1 affirmed at 'AA'; --Class B2 affirmed at 'A'; --Class B3 affirmed at 'BBB'; --Class B4 affirmed at 'BB'. Series 2003-4 --Class A affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class M affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class B1 affirmed at 'AA'; --Class B2 affirmed at 'A'; --Class B3 affirmed at 'BBB'; --Class B4 affirmed at 'BB'. Series 2003-5 --Class A affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class M affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class B1 affirmed at 'AA'; --Class B2 affirmed at 'A-'; --Class B3 affirmed at 'BBB'; --Class B4 affirmed at 'BB'. Series 2003-6 --Class A affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class M upgraded to 'AA+' from 'AA'; --Class B1 affirmed at 'A'; --Class B2 affirmed at 'BBB-'; --Class B3 upgraded to 'BB+' from 'BB'; --Class B4 upgraded to 'B+' from 'B'. Series 2003-7 --Class A affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class B1 affirmed at 'A'; --Class B4 affirmed at 'B'. Series 2003-8 --Class A affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class M upgraded to 'AA+' from 'AA'; --Class B1 affirmed at 'A-'; --Class B2 affirmed at 'BBB-'; --Class B3 affirmed at 'BB'; --Class B4 affirmed at 'B'. Series 2003-9 --Class A affirmed at 'AAA'. Series 2003-10 --Class A affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class M affirmed at 'AA'; --Class B1 affirmed at 'A'; --Class B2 affirmed at 'BBB'; --Class B3 affirmed at 'BB'; --Class B4 affirmed at 'B'. Series 2003-11 --Class A affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class B1 affirmed at 'A-'; --Class B3 affirmed at 'BB'; --Class B4 affirmed at 'B'. Series 2003-13 --Class A affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class M upgraded to 'AA+' from 'AA'; --Class B1 affirmed at 'A'; --Class B2 affirmed at 'BBB'; --Class B3 upgraded to 'BB+' from 'BB'; --Class B4 affirmed at 'B'. Series Armor MCP (1) See Microsoft certification. (2) (MultiChip Package) A chip package that contains two or more chips. It is essentially a multichip module (MCM) that uses a laminated, printed-circuit-board-like substrate (MCM-L) rather than ceramic (MCM-C). 2005-1 --Class B1 affirmed at 'AA+'; --Class B2 affirmed at 'AA'; --Class B3 affirmed at 'AA-'; --Class B4 affirmed at 'A+'; --Class B5 affirmed at 'A'; --Class B6 affirmed at 'A-'; --Class B7 affirmed at 'BBB+'; --Class B8 affirmed at 'BBB'; --Class B9 affirmed at 'BBB-'; --Class B10 affirmed at 'BB+'; --Class B11 affirmed at 'BB'; --Class B12 affirmed at 'BB-'; --Class B13 affirmed at 'B+'; --Class B14 affirmed at 'B'; --Class B15 affirmed at 'B-'. All of the mortgage loans in the aforementioned transactions were either originated or acquired by ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. The mortgage loans consist of 15- and/or 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages secured by first liens on one- to four-family residential properties. As of the December 2006 distribution date, the transactions are seasoned from a range of 12 to 47 months and the pool factors (current mortgage loan principal outstanding as a percentage of the initial pool) range from approximately 25% to 93%. ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, rated 'RPS2' by Fitch, currently services all of the mortgage loans in these transactions. The affirmations reflect a satisfactory relationship between 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 (CE) and future loss expectations and affect approximately $4.823 billion of outstanding certificates. The upgrades reflect an improvement in the relationship between CE and future loss expectations and affect approximately $19.9 million of outstanding certificates. The CE levels for all the upgraded classes have at least doubled since closing. As of the December 2006 distribution date, all of the pools have experience little to no losses. The Armor MCP 2005-1 transaction is a synthetic balance sheet 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. that references a diversified portfolio of primarily jumbo, A-quality, first lien residential mortgage loans. The ratings are based upon the credit quality of the reference portfolio, the credit enhancement provided by subordination for each tranche Tranche One of several related securities offered at the same time. Tranches from the same offering usually have different risk, reward, and/or maturity characteristics. tranche A class of bonds. , the financial strength of LaSalle Bank LaSalle Bank Corporation is the holding company for LaSalle Bank N.A. and LaSalle Bank Midwest N.A. With $116 billion in assets, it is headquartered at 135 South LaSalle Street in Chicago, Illinois. Corporation (LaSalle), as the swap counterparty Counterparty The other participant, including intermediaries, in a swap or contract. . The issuers have entered into a credit default swap Credit Default Swap A swap designed to transfer the credit exposure of fixed income products between parties. Notes: The buyer of a credit swap receives credit protection, whereas the seller of the swap guarantees the credit worthiness of the product. (CDS) with LaSalle, documented under an International Swaps and Derivatives Association The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) is a trade organization of participants in the market for over-the-counter derivatives. It is headquartered in New York, and has created a standardized contract (the ISDA Master Agreement) to enter agreement, and receive a premium in return for credit protection on the reference portfolio. Fitch will closely monitor these transactions. Further information regarding current delinquency, loss, and credit enhancement statistics is available on the Fitch Ratings website at www.fitchratings.com. 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