Press Release

DBRS Confirms BBB (low) (sf) Rating of the TRS Re: Lincoln Avenue ABS CDO, Ltd. Class A-1 Notes

Structured Credit
June 27, 2011

DBRS has today confirmed the rating of BBB (low) (sf) to the total return swap (TRS) referencing Lincoln Avenue ABS CDO, Ltd.’s Class A-1 Notes. The DBRS rating addresses the ultimate return of interest and principal of the TRS on or before the legal final maturity of the Class A-1 Notes, taking into account the Credit Enhancement.

The Class A-1 Notes issued by Lincoln Avenue ABS CDO, Ltd. are collateralized by a pool of underlying assets that consists of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and U.S. residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), a majority of which are assessed by DBRS in the C range.

The TRS obligations are liabilities of the majority Class A-1 Noteholder only and are independent of (and do not amend) the obligations of Lincoln Avenue ABS CDO, Ltd. This rating is being provided at the request of the majority Class A-1 Noteholder.

The primary methodology is the Rating US & European Structured Finance CDO Restructurings, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

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

Ratings

TRS Referencing Lincoln Avenue ABS CDO, Ltd.
  • Date Issued:Jun 27, 2011
  • Rating Action:Confirmed
  • Ratings:BBB (low) (sf)
  • Trend:--
  • Rating Recovery:
  • Issued:USE
  • US = Lead Analyst based in USA
  • CA = Lead Analyst based in Canada
  • EU = Lead Analyst based in EU
  • UK = Lead Analyst based in UK
  • E = EU endorsed
  • U = UK endorsed
  • Unsolicited Participating With Access
  • Unsolicited Participating Without Access
  • Unsolicited Non-participating

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