Moody's review of Italian RMBS sector triggers rating actions on 7 transactions

Moody's has commented on these rating drivers, which have developed in the past 12 months, in its Special Comment, "European ABS and RMBS: Structured finance ratings in Aaa-countries ratings are stable; downgrades expected in other countries" published on 14 November 2012.

Specifically, Moody's has today downgraded the ratings of three senior notes and 10 junior notes, in seven Italian RMBS transactions. The downgrades are driven primarily by the revision of key collateral assumptions following Moody's reassessment of the entire Italian RMBS sector. The downgrades range from 1 to 4 notches with an average of 2 notches. Please click on this link http://www.moodys.com/viewresearchdoc.aspx?docid=PBS_SF308606 for the list of affected ratings. This list is an integral part of this press release. For a detailed rationale on each rating action, please refer to the list of affected credit ratings.

Moody's has also revised key collateral assumptions in 71 other transactions, which did not result in any rating change due to sufficient credit enhancement. The list of updated assumptions for the transactions is available under the following link: http://www.moodys.com/viewresearchdoc.aspx?docid=PBS_SF308609.

This reassessment also concludes the review of five tranches in three Italian RMBS transactions placed on review on 8 June 2012, following the release of the rating agency's updated methodology for rating EMEA RMBS transactions.

The ratings downgraded as part of today's rating action, as well as Italian RMBS previously placed on review, remain on review for downgrade pending the reassessment of (1) credit enhancement levels required to address the increased country risk exposure and/or (2) the rating impact resulting from linkage to weaker counterparties.

RATINGS RATIONALE

Today's rating action are driven by the revision of key collateral assumptions.

-- REVISION OF KEY COLLATERAL ASSUMPTIONS

Moody's has revised key collateral assumptions on 78 of the 121 Italian RMBS transactions that it currently rates. Moody's has revised the portfolio loss assumptions in transactions because of worse-than-expected collateral performance, which resulted in higher expected losses. Moody's has also reassessed the credit quality of the outstanding Italian RMBS portfolios to determine the credit enhancement (MILAN CE) in line with Moody's updated methodology for rating EMEA RMBS transactions. The updated European RMBS rating methodology is described in a report titled "Moody's Approach to Rating RMBS in Europe, Middle East, and Africa", and the "RMBS Rating Methodology Supplement for Italy" 6 June 2012.

- Expected loss (EL)

Italian RMBS collateral performance has deteriorated over the last 12 months. Delinquencies remain stable while defaults have increased quite significantly, according to the latest Italian RMBS indices published by Moody's. Moody's Italian Prime RMBS index reported 90+ day delinquencies at 1.58% of current balance in August 2012, which is in line with the 1.64% recorded in August 2011. The cumulative defaults index increased to 2.99% over original balance in August 2012 up from 2.28% a year earlier. The prepayment rate index continued its decline, standing at 3.3% in August 2012, which represents a 53% drop compared with the same period in the previous year. For more information on collateral performance, please see Moody's quarterly "Italian RMBS Indices".

The continued deterioration in cumulative defaults in the Italian RMBS market translated into higher projected EL assumptions for certain portfolios. Moody's negative outlook for Italian RMBS is also reflected in the updated assumptions (see outlook section below).

For the overall Italian RMBS market, Moody's is assuming an average of 3.6% future losses for seasoned transactions with relatively good asset performance. In the case of less seasoned transactions showing below average performance, Moody's expects an average of 4.6% future losses.

- MILAN CE

Moody's has revised its MILAN Credit Enhancement (MILAN CE) assumptions following publication of the updated methodology used in its RMBS collateral analysis. MILAN is the scoring model described in the EMEA RMBS methodology used to assist rating committees in determining the required credit enhancement for a pool of residential mortgage-backed loans. The key changes to the EMEA RMBS methodology include the introduction of a transaction minimum MILAN CE level and various default and severity setting adjustments in the scoring model.

The overall MILAN CE is subject to two separate floors, the Minimum Portfolio MILAN CE and the Minimum Expected Loss Multiple. The Minimum Portfolio MILAN CE for the best quality Italian RMBS ranges between 7.5%-10% for tranches rated at A2(sf), which is the highest achievable rating for Italian structured finance transactions given the A2 country ceiling for Italy. The revised MILAN CE assumptions generally reflect a multiple of 3 times the revised EL assumptions (Minimum Expected Loss Multiple), but Moody's has used a 2 to 3 multiple for seasoned transactions with good performance.

-- DRIVERS FOR REVIEW PLACEMENT: ASSESSMENT OF COUNTRY RISK EXPOSURE AND LINKAGE TO COUNTERPARTIES

All ratings downgraded today remain on review for downgrade pending the reassessment of the impact of country credit deterioration on structured finance transactions and, in some cases, exposure to counterparties (i.e., servicer, account banks, swap counterparties and originators). In addition, 50 tranches in 32 Italian RMBS transactions that were not affected by today's rating actions have ratings that remain under review for the same reasons as those listed above.

-- OUTLOOK FOR ITALIAN RMBS

Moody's outlook for Italian RMBS collateral is negative. Moody's expects a contracting Italian economy and an annual average unemployment rate of 10.5% in 2012, increasing by a further 0.5% in 2013 (see "Update to the Global Macro-Risk Outlook 2012-14: Slow Adjustment to Weigh on Growth", 12 November 2012).

Moody's expects that Italian house prices will continue to decline in 2013 (see "European ABS and RMBS Outlooks: June 2012 Update", June 2012), increasing losses on foreclosed properties (see "Sharp Fall in Residential Housing Transactions Credit Negative for Italian Residential Mortgage Loans", 18 July 2012)

-- OTHER DEVELOPMENTS MAY NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE NOTES

As the euro area crisis continues, the ratings of structured finance notes remain exposed to the uncertainties of credit conditions in the general economy. The deteriorating creditworthiness of euro area sovereigns as well as the weakening credit profile of the global banking sector could negatively affect the ratings of the notes.

On 21 August 2012, Moody's released a request for comment seeking market feedback on proposed adjustments to its modelling assumptions. These adjustments are designed to account for the impact of rapid and significant country credit deterioration on structured finance transactions. If the adjusted approach is implemented as proposed, the rating of the notes affected by today rating action may be negatively affected. See "Approach to Assessing the Impact of a Rapid Country Credit Deterioration on Structured Finance Transactions", (21 August 2012) for further details regarding the implications of the proposed methodology changes on Moody's ratings.

Additional factors that may affect the resolution of these reviews are described in request for comments titled "The temporary Use of Cash in Structured Finance Transactions: Eligible Investment and Bank Guidelines" and "Approach to Assessing Linkage to Swap Counterparties in Structured Finance Cashflow Transactions", which were both published on 2 July 2012.

Italy's new country ceiling, as per 13 July 2012 press release, reflects Moody's assessment that the risk of economic and financial instability in the country has increased. The weakness of the economy and the increased vulnerability to a sudden cessation in funding for the sovereign constitute a substantial risk factor to other (non-government) issuers in Italy, as income and access to liquidity and funding could be sharply curtailed for all classes of borrowers. Further deterioration in the financial sector cannot be excluded, which could lead to potentially severe systemic economic disruption and reduced access to credit. Finally, the country ceiling reflects the risk of exit and redenomination in the unlikely event of a default by the sovereign. If the Italian government's rating were to fall further from its current Baa2 level, the country ceiling would be reassessed and likely lowered at that time.

Key modelling assumptions, such as expected loss and MILAN CE assumptions have been updated. Potential sensitivities, cash-flow analysis and stress scenarios for the affected transactions have not been updated, as the rating actions have been primarily driven by (1) the update of the key assumptions; and, as a consequence, (2) Moody's decision to assess credit enhancement levels consistent with each structured finance rating category.

PRINCIPAL METHODOLOGY

The principal methodology used in these ratings was "Moody's Approach to Rating RMBS in Europe, Middle East, and Africa" published in June 2012. Please see the Credit Policy page on www.moodys.com for a copy of this methodology.

Other Factors used in these ratings are described in "Local-Currency Country Risk Ceiling for Bonds and Other Local Currency Obligations", published in August 2012.

The rating considerations described in this press release complement the principal rating methodologies applicable to each of the Italian RMBS transactions affected by today's rating action.

REGULATORY DISCLOSURES

For ratings issued on a program, series or category/class of debt, this announcement provides relevant regulatory disclosures in relation to each rating of a subsequently issued bond or note of the same series or category/class of debt or pursuant to a program for which the ratings are derived exclusively from existing ratings in accordance with Moody's rating practices. For ratings issued on a support provider, this announcement provides relevant regulatory disclosures in relation to the rating action on the support provider and in relation to each particular rating action for securities that derive their credit ratings from the support provider's credit rating. For provisional ratings, this announcement provides relevant regulatory disclosures in relation to the provisional rating assigned, and in relation to a definitive rating that may be assigned subsequent to the final issuance of the debt, in each case where the transaction structure and terms have not changed prior to the assignment of the definitive rating in a manner that would have affected the rating. For further information please see the ratings tab on the issuer/entity page for the respective issuer on www.moodys.com.

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Moody's did not receive or take into account a third party assessment on the due diligence performed regarding the underlying assets or financial instruments related to the monitoring of these transactions in the past six months.

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The person who approved BP Mortgages S.r.l., Intesa Sec. 3 S.r.l., and VELA HOME S.r.l. - Series 4, credit ratings is Weil, Ariel, Vice President - Senior Analyst, Structured Finance Group, Journalists +44 20 7772 5456, Subscribers +44 20 7772 5454.

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