NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to 19 classes of Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2019-HRP1 (CAS 2019-HRP1). CAS 2019-HRP1 is a credit risk transfer (CRT) transaction based on a $106.8 billion Reference Pool comprising 840,988 loans originated under Fannie Mae’s Refi PlusTM program between 2009 and 2012 (including Home Affordable Refinance Program, HARP, loans). CAS 2019-HRP1 represents both the first CAS deal to reference loans acquired through Fannie Mae’s wide-ranging refinancing initiative and the largest agency CRT reference pool to date. The Offered Securities, with an aggregate original principal balance of $963,459,000, represent obligations of Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2019-HRP1 as Issuer, with payments subject to the credit and principal payment risks of the CAS 2019-HRP1 Reference Pool.
CAS 2019-HRP1 is characterized by seasoned rate/term refinance loans with a weighted average (WA) loan age of 97 months. The loans in the Reference Pool (Reference Obligations) are fully-amortizing, fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs) of prime quality. The pool’s WA original loan-to-value (LTV) and original combined LTV (CLTV) equal 82.2% and 86.7%, respectively. Approximately 25.4% of the loans possessed subordinate financing at origination. The borrowers in the Reference Pool have a WA original credit score of 748 and a non-zero WA debt-to-income (DTI) ratio of 33.9%.
KBRA’s analysis of the transaction included a loan-level analysis of the mortgage pool using our Residential Mortgage Default and Loss Model, an examination of the results from loan file due diligence performed by an independent third-party review firm, cash flow modeling analysis of the transaction’s payment structure, reviews of key transaction parties and an assessment of the transaction’s legal structure and documentation. This analysis is further described in our U.S. RMBS Rating Methodology.
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Related Publications: (available at www.kbra.com)
- CAS 2019-HRP1 Pre-Sale Report
- CAS 2019-HRP1 Tear Sheet
- RMBS KBRA Comparative Analytic Tool (KCAT)
- Residential Mortgage Default and Loss Model
- U.S. RMBS Rating Methodology for Assessing Non-QM Risk
- U.S. RMBS Rating Methodology
- Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology
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