DBRS Rates Wells Fargo Mortgage Loan 2011-RR1 Trust

DBRS has today assigned the following ratings to the Resecuritization Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2011-RR1 issued by Wells Fargo Mortgage Loan 2011-RR1 Trust (the Trust).

-- $53.9 million Class A-1 rated at A (sf)
-- $100 Class A-R rated at A (sf)

This resecuritization trust consists of one underlying seasoned senior residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS). The ratings on the securities reflect the credit enhancement provided by subordination and the quality of the underlying asset.

The ratings assigned to the respective offered securities address the likelihood of the receipt by investors in such offered securities of all distributions to which such securities are entitled, as such entitlements may be, or may have been, reduced by (i) the allocation of certain net interest shortfalls allocated to the related underlying securities, including but not limited to net interest shortfalls resulting from prepayments of the related underlying mortgage loans, application of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (or similar state or local laws) in respect of the related underlying mortgage loans, reductions in the interest rate on the related underlying mortgage loans as a result of modifications on such underlying mortgage loans or any interest shortfalls resulting from a servicer’s failure to make any required advances of interest in respect of the underlying mortgage loans and (ii) any related extraordinary trust expenses that may be incurred. For more details on the ratings, please refer to the offering documents.

Other than the specified classes above, DBRS does not rate any other securities in this transaction.

Interest and principal payments on the securities will generally be made on the second business day following the underlying distribution date (25th of the month), commencing in March 2011. Interest payments will be distributed on a pro-rata basis. Principal payments will be distributed on a sequential basis, until the principal balances have been reduced to zero.

Any losses realized from the underlying securities will be allocated in a reverse sequential order, until the principal balances have been reduced to zero.

The Trust is a resecuritization of one seasoned senior RMBS, represented by one real estate mortgage investment conduit (REMIC). The REMIC trust is backed by a pool of seasoned, prime, adjustable-rate, first lien, one- to four-family residential mortgages.

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

The applicable methodology is Rating U.S. Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Transactions, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.