Press Release

DBRS Downgrades 241 Classes from 95 RMBS Transactions

RMBS
August 28, 2009

DBRS has today downgraded 241 classes from 95 Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) transactions.

The collateral backing these transactions consists primarily of first-lien, fixed and adjustable-rate Subprime and Alt-A mortgages.

The classes have been downgraded as a result of the significant increase in serious delinquencies and losses relative to the available credit enhancement.

Additionally, the continued negative trend in the housing market and unemployment rates have contributed significantly to the increased default expectations as well as to the considerably lower prepayment expectations.

Given the combination of current delinquencies and corresponding potential significant losses, along with expectations for future delinquencies and defaults, current credit support is not expected to sufficiently cover the anticipated losses. In many cases, subordinate classes have already been impaired, further weakening the available credit support for the remaining senior and mezzanine classes.

Notes:
All figures are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

DBRS's rating definitions and the terms of use of such ratings are available at www.dbrs.com.

Related Research
U.S. RMBS Surveillance Methodology

Ratings

ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-RM1
ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-ASAP1
ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-HE2
ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-HE4
ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-WM1
Alliance NIM Trust 2007-OA1
Asset Backed Securities Corporation Home Equity Loan Trust, Series AMQ 2006-HE7
Asset Backed Securities Corporation Home Equity Loan Trust, Series NC 2006-HE2
BCAP LLC 2008-RR2 Trust
BCAP LLC Trust 2007-AA2
BNC NIMS Trust 2007-3
Banc of America Funding 2007-E Trust
Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust 2007-AR2
Bear Stearns Structured Products Inc. NIM Trust 2006-24
Bear Stearns Structured Products Inc. NIM Trust 2007-N1
Bear Stearns Structured Products Inc. NIM Trust 2007-N2
Bear Stearns Structured Products Inc. RAMP 2005-RZ4 NIM Trust, Series BSSP 2005-33
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust Resecuritization 2008-3R
CSMC Series 2007-3R
CSMC Series 2008-2R
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