Fitch Affirms CSFB 2003-C3; Assigns Outlooks
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NEW YORK--(Business Wire)-- Fitch Ratings has affirmed and assigned Rating Outlooks to Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) Mortgage Securities Corp. commercial pass-through certificates, series 2003-C3. The affirmations are due to sufficient credit enhancement in light of transaction paydown and performance as well as current Fitch expected losses. A detailed list of rating actions follows at the end of this press release. The Negative Outlook assignments on classes M, N and O (as highlighted below) are due to expected losses on four of the five loans currently in special servicing, as well as an increased concentration of Fitch Loans of Concern. The Rating Outlooks reflect the likely direction of any rating changes over the next one to two years. As of the July 2009 distribution date, the pool has been reduced 20.4% to $1.4 billion from $1.8 billion at issuance. 26 loans, representing 25.6% of the pool, have defeased. There are currently five loans (2.8%) in special servicing with losses expected on four of them. The largest loan in special servicing (1.5%) is collateralized by a 708 unit multifamily property in Houston, TX. Currently, the loan is being extended and is expected to return to the master servicer. No near-term losses are anticipated at this time. The second largest loan (0.6%) in special servicing is secured by an 84,000 square foot (sf) office building in Orlando, FL. The loan originally transferred to special servicing due to an unauthorized transfer of ownership to an individual whose assets were then seized by the authorities. The property is currently being managed by a court appointed receiver. The remaining three specially serviced loans include two multifamily properties and one retail center. The special servicer is pursuing foreclosure on the multifamily property located in Orlando, FL, and is working on a short sale for the other multifamily property located in Indianapolis, IN. The retail property, located in Marietta, GA has struggled since losing a major tenant in 2007. The property is 71% occupied as of March, 2009. Exclusive of the five specially serviced loans, an additional 17 loans (6.7%) have been identified as Fitch Loans of Concern. The largest non-specially serviced loan of concern (1.9%) is secured by an office property in Farmington Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Occupancy has dropped at the property to 63% as of April 2009 from 92% in January 2008. Fitch maintains investment grade shadow ratings on four loans (32.1%) in the trust, including the largest loan in the transaction, 622 Third Avenue, (16.5%), which is secured by a 1 million sf class A office building located in midtown Manhattan. The whole loan is divided into a $193.4 million pooled portion, a $38.1 million non-pooled portion (representing classes 622A through 622F) and a B-note held outside of the trust. As of May 2009, occupancy is 97% compared to 98% at issuance. The next largest shadow rated loan is the Washington Center Portfolio (8.1%) which has been fully defeased. The remaining two shadow rated loans are comprised of two retail properties, Great Lakes Crossings (3.9%) in Auburn Hills, MI and The Crossings (3.8%) which is located in Tannersville, PA. Occupancy at Great Lakes Crossings is 81.5% as of March 2009 and had a servicer reported debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) of 2.15 times (x) based upon year-end (YE) 2008 operating results. Occupancy at The Crossings as of March 2009 is 94.2%, which is comparable to 95% at issuance. The servicer reported DSCR, based upon net operating income for YE 2008 is 2.56x. Fitch has taken the following rating actions: --$195.9 million class A-3 at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable --$55 million class A-4 at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable --$862.4 million class A-5 at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable --IO classes A-X, A-SP and A-Y at 'AAA'; ; Outlook Stable; --$47.4 million class B at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable --$19.4 million class C at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable --$38.8 million class D at 'AA'; Outlook Stable --$19.4 million class E at 'A+'; Outlook Stable --$19.4 million class F at 'A'; Outlook Stable --$12.9 million class G at 'A-'; Outlook Stable --$19.4 million class H at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable --$19.4 million class J at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable --$12.9 million class K at 'BB+' Outlook Stable; --$6.5 million class L at 'BB'; Outlook Stable --$10.8 million class M at 'B+'; Outlook Negative; --$2.2 million class N at 'B'; Outlook Negative; --$4.3 million class O at 'B-'; Outlook Negative. --$2.4 million class 622A at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable --$5.7 million class 622B at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable --$5.7 million class 622C at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable --$5.7 million class 622D at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable --$17 million class 622E at 'BB'; Outlook Stable --$1.5 million class 622F at 'BB'. Outlook Stable Fitch does not rate the $20.1 million class P. Classes A-1 and A-2 have been paid in full. 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, Chicago Lauren Cerda, +1-312-606-2317 Britt Johnson, +1-312-606-2341 Sandro Scenga, +1-212-908-0278 (Media Relations, New York) sandro.scenga@fitchratings.com Copyright Business Wire 2009
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