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Scenario Analysis: 2010 Update To Lenders' Mortgage Insurance Sensitivity Analysis Of Australian Prime RMBS Jul 10
Standard & Poors, July 2010
Abstract
Despite the global economic downturn and mild slowdown in Australia, the performance of the country's residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) has remained largely stable, generally supported by strong domestic housing market fundamentals. To date, Australian prime RMBS transactions rated by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services have used lenders' mortgage insurance (LMI) as the main form of credit support. Consequently, the ratings on these RMBS may be affected by deterioration in the financial strength of LMI providers. The two main LMI providers in Australia, QBE Lenders' Mortgage Insurance Ltd. (QBE LMI) and Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd. (Genworth), remain financially strong (both rated AA-) with stable rating outlooks, which has contributed to ratings stability in the RMBS sector to date. Furthermore,...
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