Oct 5 - Fitch Ratings has placed three classes of Morgan Stanley Capital ITrust series 2007-XLF (MSCI 2007-XLF) on Rating Watch Negative. A detailed listof rating actions follows at the end of this release.
The Rating Watch Negative placements are due to expected interest shortfalls.The projected interest shortfalls are the result of a liquidation fee charged bythe loan's special servicer, CT Investment Management Co., LLC, in connection tothe full payoff of New World Tower. Non-investment grade interest is notsufficient to cover the fee and classes B through J are expected to be impacted.Class A-2 is not expected to be subject to interest shortfalls per the masterservicer, Midland Loan Services, Inc.
Fitch expects to resolve the Rating Watch status within the next several monthsas these classes should receive full interest returned within that period.Should classes B through D not recoup their full interest proceeds in a timelymanner, these classes are expected to be downgraded one to two ratingcategories.
Fitch has placed the following classes on Rating Watch Negative as indicated:
--$41.2 million class B at 'AAAsf';--$41.2 million class C at 'AAsf';--$25.2 million class D at 'AAsf';
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'. The ratings abovewere solicited by, or on behalf of, the issuer, and therefore, Fitch has beencompensated for the provision of the ratings.
Applicable Criteria and Related Research:--'Global Structured Finance Rating Criteria' (June 6, 2012);--'Surveillance Criteria for U.S. CREL CDOs and CMBS Large Loan Floating-RateTransactions' (Dec. 1, 2011).
Applicable Criteria and Related Research:Global Structured Finance Rating CriteriaSurveillance Criteria for U.S. CREL CDOs and CMBS Large Loan Floating-RateTransactions(New York Ratings Team)
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