Fitch Takes Various Rating Actions on Enhanced Variable Rate Muni Bonds

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
In connection with the March 25 downgrade of Regions Bank's long-term Issuer
Default Rating (IDR) and affirmation of Regions Bank's short-term IDR, Fitch
Ratings downgrades the long-term rating and affirms the short-term rating of
municipal bonds with letters of credit provided by Regions Bank.

The long-term ratings of the following bonds are downgraded to 'A', Rating
Outlook Stable from 'A+', Rating Outlook Negative and the short-term ratings are
affirmed at 'F1':

--Dade County Health Facilities Authority (FL) (Miami Children's Hospital)
hospital revenue bonds series 2006B-4;

--Guilford County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority
(NC) (Quantum Group, Inc.) industrial devel revenue bonds series 2000;

--Johnson City Health & Educational Facilities Board (TN) (Mountain States
Health Alliance) hospital revenue bonds series 2007A;

--Johnson City Health & Educational Facilities Board (TN) (Mountain States
Health Alliance) hospital revenue bonds series 2007B;

--Johnson City Health & Educational Facilities Board (TN) (Mountain States
Health Alliance) hospital revenue bonds series 2008A;

--Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (LA) (Tiger Athletic Foundation Project)
revenue bonds series 1999;

--Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (LA) (Tiger Athletic Foundation Project)
revenue bonds series 2004;

--Russell County Industrial Development Authority (VA) (Mountain States Health
Alliance) hospital revenue bonds series 2008B;

--Smyth County Industrial Development Authority (VA) (Mountain States Health
Alliance) hospital revenue bonds series 2007C;

--Tippecanoe County (IN) (Faith Properties, Inc.) adjustable-rate demand revenue
bonds series 2005.

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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
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