Fitch Ratings recently downgraded four classes of notes of Bistro 2006-6, a synthetic balance sheet CDO, established by JPMorgan Securities. The following tranches were downgraded; the $300 million class A notes were downgraded to 'AA-' from 'AAA'; the $100 million class B notes were downgraded to 'BB' from 'AA'; the $100 million class C notes were downgraded to 'C' from 'CCC-'; and the $30 million class D notes were downgraded to 'D' from 'C'. The rating agency cited deterioration in credit quality and higher than expected credit protection payments under credit default swaps as reasons for the action. Bistro 2000-6 was established by JPMorgan to provide credit protection on a $4 billion portfolio of investment grade loans.
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Notes A, B and C benefit from credit enhancement amounting to 33.3%, 16.2% and 7.0%, and the deal's capital structure will repay investors on a combined pro-rata and sequential basis.
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Originators increased program offerings for the fifth consecutive month, but overall credit availability remains tight, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
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Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., is introducing a bill to establish an Office of Supervisory Appeals at each of the banking regulators that would give banks more power over the appeals process.
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Under the capital structure the senior notes will be repaid on a pro rata basis. Otherwise, the notes in the structure will benefit from excess spread and a senior-subordinate structure.
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