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Fitch Assigns Expected Rating of 'AAA(EXP)' to Medallion Trust Series 2013-2's Class A3-R Notes

Published 09/07/2018, 03:49 pm
Updated 09/07/2018, 03:49 pm
© Reuters.  Fitch Assigns Expected Rating of 'AAA(EXP)' to Medallion Trust Series 2013-2's Class A3-R Notes

© Reuters. Fitch Assigns Expected Rating of 'AAA(EXP)' to Medallion Trust Series 2013-2's Class A3-R Notes

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings-Sydney-July 09: Fitch Ratings has assigned an expected rating of 'AAA(EXP)' to Medallion Trust Series 2013-2's AUD400 million class A3-R residential mortgage-backed floating-rate notes. The Outlook is Stable. The full outstanding balance of the fixed-rate soft-bullet class A3 notes will be repaid with funds raised via the issuance of the class A3-R notes. The class A3 notes were issued in August 2013 for AUD400 million as part of the Medallion Trust Series 2013-2 AUD3.2 billion RMBS issue by Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA, AA-/Negative/F1+). The transaction continues to perform in line with Fitch's expectations at closing and has paid down to about AUD987.3 million as at the June 2018 payment date. The ratings of the remaining notes remain unchanged and were affirmed on 1 December 2017. The A3-R notes will be issued by Perpetual Trustee Company Limited in its capacity as Trustee of Medallion Trust Series 2013-2. KEY RATING DRIVERS Macroeconomic Factors: Fitch expects stable mortgage performance, supported by sustained economic growth in Australia that is driven by steady forecast GDP growth of 2.7% and one 25bp cash rate increase in 2019. Asset and Cash Flow Analysis: The class A3-R note benefits from credit enhancement of 16.6%. Structural features include a liquidity facility sized at 3.0% of the performing asset balance, with a floor of AUD9.6 million. Credit quality and performance of the underlying receivables remain strong. The asset model was not run as transaction performance has remained stable since the tranches were affirmed. The cash flow model was not re-run as the A3-R notes replace the A3 notes with the same conditions and there have been no changes to Fitch's cash flow model assumptions since the cash flow model was run. Operational Risk: CBA has considerable experience in mortgage lending and servicing. Arrears of securitised Medallion transactions have tracked in-line or below Fitch's Dinkum Index for prime RMBS. Its lending and servicing practices are in line with those of other comparable lenders.

EXPECTED RATING SENSITIVITIES Unexpected falls in the value of residential property, increased foreclosures and loss severity on defaulted mortgages could produce higher losses than Fitch's base case. This could in turn result in negative rating action on the notes. The class A3-R notes are independent of downgrades in the lenders' mortgage insurer's ratings. Fitch's initial rating drivers and rating sensitivities are discussed in the new issue report, Medallion Trust Series 2013-2, dated 30 August 2013, and available at www.fitchratings.com USE OF THIRD-PARTY DUE DILIGENCE PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 17G-10 Form ABS Due Diligence-15E was not provided to, or reviewed by, Fitch in relation to this rating action. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS A description of the transaction's representations, warranties and enforcement mechanisms (RW&E) is available by accessing the appendix referenced under "Related Research" below. The appendix also contains a comparison of these RW&Es to those Fitch considers typical for the asset class, as detailed in the Special Report titled "Representations, Warranties and Enforcement Mechanisms in Global Structured Finance Transactions," dated 26 March 2015. DATA ADEQUACY Fitch sought to receive a third-party assessment conducted on the asset portfolio information at closing, but none was available for the issue. As part of its ongoing monitoring, Fitch reviewed a small targeted sample of CBA's origination files and found the information contained in the reviewed files to be adequately consistent with the originator's policies and practices and the other information provided to the agency about the asset portfolio. Overall, Fitch's assessment of the asset pool information relied upon for the agency's rating analysis according to its applicable rating methodologies indicates that it is adequately reliable. SOURCES OF INFORMATION The information below was used in the analysis: Expected yield analysis details provided by CBA as at 21 June 2018. Transaction reporting data provided by CBA for the June 2018 payment date. The issuer has informed Fitch that not all relevant underlying information used in the analysis of the rated notes is public. Contacts: Primary Analyst Hai Duong Le Associate Director 61 2 8256 0358 Fitch Australia Pty Ltd Level 15, 77 King St, Sydney NSW 2000 Secondary Analyst James Leung Director 61 2 8256 0322 Committee Chairperson Natasha Vojvodic Senior Director 61 2 8256 0350 Media Relations: Leslie Tan, Singapore, Tel: +65 67 96 7234, Email: leslie.tan@fitchratings.com. Additional information is available on www.fitchratings.com Applicable Criteria APAC Residential Mortgage Rating Criteria (pub. 14 Jul 2017) https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/901072 Exposure Draft: Structured Finance and Covered Bonds Counterparty Rating Criteria (pub. 31 May 2018) https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/10029890 Global Structured Finance Rating Criteria (pub. 15 May 2018) https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/10029600 RMBS Lenders' Mortgage Insurance Rating Criteria (pub. 03 Apr 2018) https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/10025397 Structured Finance and Covered Bonds Counterparty Rating Criteria: Derivative Addendum (pub. 31 May 2018) https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/10029891 Related Research Medallion Trust Series 2013-2 https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/717236 Medallion Trust Series 2013-2 Appendix https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/717237 Representations, Warranties and Enforcement Mechanisms in Global Structured Finance Transactions (Applicable to Transactions Rated from Sept.26, 2011 until June 15, 2015) https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/863817 Additional Disclosures Dodd-Frank Rating Information Disclosure Form https://www.fitchratings.com/site/dodd-frank-disclosure/10037254 Solicitation Status https://www.fitchratings.com/site/pr/10037254#solicitation Endorsement Policy https://www.fitchratings.com/regulatory ALL FITCH CREDIT RATINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS. 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