Fitch Takes Various Rating Actions on 8 BoAALT Transactions
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NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--Fitch Ratings has taken various rating actions on the following Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust (BoAALT) mortgage pass-through certificates: Series ALT 2004-3 Groups 1 -3: --Classes 1-A-1, 1-IO, 1-PO, 2-A-1, 2-IO, 2-PO, 3-A-1 to 3-A-4, 3-IO, 3-PO and 30-B-IO affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class 30-B1 affirmed at 'AA'; --Class 30-B2 affirmed at 'A'; --Class 30-B3 affirmed at 'BBB'; --Class 30-B4 downgraded to 'B+' from 'BB'; --Class 30-B5 downgraded to 'C/DR5' from 'B'. Series ALT 2004-3 Group 4: --Classes 4-A-1, 4-IO and 4-PO affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class 4-B1 affirmed at 'AA'; --Class 4-B2 affirmed at 'A'; --Class 4-B3 affirmed at 'BBB'; --Class 4-B4 affirmed at 'BB'; --Class 4-B5, rated 'B', placed on Rating Watch Negative. Series ALT 2005-7 Groups 1 - 3: --Classes CB-1 to CB-5, CB-R, 2-CB1, 3-CB1, CB-IO and CB-PO affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class B1 affirmed at 'AA'; --Class B2 affirmed at 'A'; --Class B3 downgraded to 'BBB-' from 'BBB'; --Class B4 downgraded to 'B+' from 'BB'; --Class B5 downgraded to 'C/DR4' from 'B'. Series ALT 2005-11: --Classes 1-CB-1 to 1-CB-8, 1-CB-R, 2-CB1, 3-CB1, CB-IO, CB-PO, 4-A-1 to 4-A-6, 4-IO and 4-PO affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class B1 affirmed at 'AA'; --Class B2 affirmed at 'A'; --Class B3 downgraded to 'BB+' from 'BBB'; --Class B4 downgraded to 'B' from 'BB'; --Class B5 downgraded to 'C/DR4' from 'B'. Series ALT 2006-1: --Classes 1-CB-1, 1-CB-R, 2-CB1, 3-CB1, 4-CB-1, CB-IO and CB-PO affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class B1 affirmed at 'AA'; --Class B2 affirmed at 'A'; --Class B3 downgraded to 'BBB- from 'BBB'; --Class B4 downgraded to 'B' from 'BB'; --Class B5 downgraded to 'C/DR4' from 'B'. Series ALT 2006-4: --Classes 1-A-1 to 1-A-6, 1-A-R, 1-IO, 1-PO, 15-IO, 15-PO, 2-A-1, 3-CB1 to 3-CB-6, 4-CB-1, 5-CB-1, CB-IO and CB-PO affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class B1 affirmed at 'AA'; --Class B2 affirmed at 'A'; --Class B3 downgraded to 'BBB-' from 'BBB'; --Class B4 downgraded to 'B' from 'BB' and placed on Rating Watch Negative; --Class B5 downgraded to 'C/DR5' from 'B'. Series ALT 2006-5: --Classes 2-A-1 to 2-A-9, 3-A-1, CB-1 to CB-18, CB-R, CB-IO, CB-PO, X-IO and X-PO affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class M affirmed at 'AA+'; --Class B1 downgraded to 'AA-' from 'AA'; --Class B2 downgraded to 'BBB+' from 'A'; --Class B3 downgraded to 'BB-' from 'BBB'; --Class B4 downgraded to 'C/DR4' from 'BB'; --Class B5 downgraded to 'C/DR5' from 'B'. Series ALT 2006-8: --Classes 1-A-1 to 1-A-5, 1-A-R, 2-A-1 to 2-A-3, 3-A-1, X-IO, XB-IO and X-PO affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class M affirmed at 'AA+'; --Class B1 downgraded to 'AA-' from 'AA'; --Class B2 downgraded to 'BBB+' from 'A'; --Class B3 downgraded to 'BB' from 'BBB'; --Class B4 downgraded to 'C/DR4' from 'BB'; --Class B5 downgraded to 'C/DR5' from 'B'. Series ALT 2007-1: --Classes 1-A-1, 2-A-1, 2-A-2, 3-A-1 to 3-A-35, 3-A-R, 3-IO, 3-PO and 4-A-1affirmed at 'AAA'; --Class M affirmed at 'AA+'; --Class B1 downgraded to 'AA-' from 'AA'; --Class B2 downgraded to 'BBB+' from 'A'; --Class B3 downgraded to 'BB' from 'BBB'; --Class B4 downgraded to 'C/DR4' from 'BB'; --Class B5 downgraded to 'C/DR5' from 'B'. The affirmations reflect satisfactory credit enhancement (CE) relationships to future loss expectations and affect approximately $2.47 billion in outstanding certificates as of the December 2007 distribution date. The classes downgraded total approximately $66.8 million and the classes placed on Rating Watch Negative total approximately $1.9 million. These rating actions reflect the deterioration of CE relative to future expected losses. The underlying collateral in these transactions consists of fixed-rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four-family residential properties. Bank of America, N.A., currently rated 'RPS1' by Fitch for ALT-A transactions, is the servicer for these loans. These transactions are seasoned from a range of 9 months (ALT 2007-1) to 45 months (ALT 2004-3). The pool factors (i.e., current mortgage loans outstanding as a percentage of the initial pool) range from 52% to 88%. The 90+ delinquencies range from 0.07% (ALT 2004-3 Group 4) to 2.64% (ALT 2007-1) of current collateral balances. The cumulative losses range from 0% (ALT 2006-1 and ALT 2007-1) to 0.31% (ALT 2004-3 Groups 1 - 3) of original collateral balances. Further information regarding current delinquency, loss and credit enhancement statistics is available on the Fitch Ratings web site at www.fitchratings.com. Fitch's Distressed Recovery (DR) ratings are designed to estimate recoveries on a forward-looking basis while taking into account the time value of money. 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. Fitch Ratings, New York Shankar Krishnamurthy, 212-908-0377 Michele Patterson, 212-908-0779 or Media Relations: Sandro Scenga, 212-908-0278 Copyright Business Wire 2008
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