CIM Trust 2021-J1 -- Moody's assigns definitive ratings to Prime RMBS issued by CIM Trust 2021-J1

Rating Action: Moody's assigns definitive ratings to Prime RMBS issued by CIM Trust 2021-J1Global Credit Research - 04 Mar 2021New York, March 04, 2021 -- Moody's Investors Service, ("Moody's") has assigned definitive ratings to 58 classes of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issued by CIM Trust 2021-J1 (CIM 2021-J1). The ratings range from Aaa (sf) to B1 (sf).CIM 2021-J1 is a securitization of prime residential mortgages. It is backed by a pool of 30-year fixed rate, non-conforming mortgages. This transaction represents the first prime jumbo issuance by Chimera Investment Corporation (the sponsor) in 2021. The transaction includes 425 fixed rate, first lien-mortgages with an unpaid principal balance of $404,775,979. The pool consists of 100% non -conforming mortgage loans. The mortgage loans for this transaction have been acquired by the affiliate of the sponsor, Fifth Avenue Trust (the Seller) from Bank of America, National Association (BANA). BANA acquired the mortgage loans through its whole loan purchase program from various originators. Approximately, 87.5% of the loans in the pool are underwritten to Chimera Investment Corporation's (Chimera) guidelines.All the loans are designated as qualified mortgages (QM) either under the QM/Non-HPML or TQM/Non-HPML. Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing (SMS) will service the loans and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Aa2, long term debt) will be the master servicer. SMS will be responsible for advancing principal and interest and servicing advances, with the master servicer backing up SMS' advancing obligations if SMS cannot fulfill them.Three third-party review (TPR) firms verified the accuracy of the loan level information that we received from the Sponsor. These firms conducted detailed credit, property valuation, data accuracy and compliance reviews on 100% of the mortgage loans in the collateral pool. The TPR results indicate that there are no material compliance, credit, or data issues and no appraisal defects.We analyzed the underlying mortgage loans using Moody's Individual Loan Analysis (MILAN) model. We also compared the collateral pool to other prime jumbo securitizations. In addition, we adjusted our expected losses based on qualitative attributes, including the financial strength of the representation and warranties (R&W) provider and TPR results.CIM 2021-J1 has a shifting interest structure with a five-year lockout period that benefits from a senior subordination floor and a subordinate floor. We coded the cash flow to each of the certificate classes using Moody's proprietary cash flow tool. In our analysis of tail risk, we considered the increased risk from borrowers with more than one mortgage in the pool.The complete rating actions are as follows:Issuer: CIM Trust 2021-J1Cl. A-1, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-2, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-3, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-4, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-5, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-6, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-7, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-8, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-9, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-10, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-11, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-12, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-13, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-14, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-15, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-16, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-17, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-18, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-19, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-20, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-21, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-22, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-23, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-24, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO1*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO2*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO3*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO4*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO5*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO6*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO7*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO8*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO9*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO10*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO11*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO12*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO13*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO14*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO15*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO16*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO17*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO18*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO19*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO20*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO21*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO22*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO23*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO24*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. A-IO25*, Assigned Aaa (sf)Cl. B-1, Assigned Aa3 (sf)Cl. B-IO1*, Assigned Aa3 (sf)Cl. B-1A, Assigned Aa3 (sf)Cl. B-2, Assigned A2 (sf)Cl. B-IO2*, Assigned A2 (sf)Cl. B-2A, Assigned A2 (sf)Cl. B-3, Assigned Baa2 (sf)Cl. B-4, Assigned Ba1 (sf)Cl. B-5, Assigned B1 (sf)*Reflects Interest-Only ClassesRATINGS RATIONALESummary Credit Analysis and Rating RationaleMoody's expected loss for this pool in a baseline scenario is 0.23% at the mean and 0.11% at the median and reaches 2.56% at a stress level consistent with our Aaa ratings.The coronavirus outbreak, the government measures put in place to contain it, and the weak global economic outlook continue to disrupt economies and credit markets across sectors and regions. Our analysis has considered the effect on the performance of residential mortgage loans from the current weak US economic activity and a gradual recovery for the coming months. Although an economic recovery is underway, it is tenuous and its continuation will be closely tied to containment of the virus. As a result, the degree of uncertainty around our forecasts is unusually high. We increased our model-derived median expected losses by 15% (10.4% for the mean) and our Aaa losses by 5% to reflect the likely performance deterioration resulting from the slowdown in US economic activity due to the coronavirus outbreak.We regard the coronavirus outbreak as a social risk under our ESG framework, given the substantial implications for public health and safety.We base our ratings on the certificates on the credit quality of the mortgage loans, the structural features of the transaction, our assessments of the origination quality and servicing arrangement, the strength of the third-party due diligence and the R&W framework of the transaction.Collateral DescriptionWe assessed the collateral pool as of the cut-off date of February 1, 2021. CIM 2021-J1 is a securitization of 425 mortgage loans with an aggregate principal balance of $404,775,979. This transaction consists of fixed-rate fully amortizing loans, which will not expose the borrowers to any interest rate shock for the life of the loan or to refinance risk. All the mortgage loans are secured by first liens on single-family residential properties, condominiums, townhouses and planned unit developments. The loans have a weighted average seasoning of approximately 1.6 months.Overall, the credit quality of the mortgage loans backing this transaction is better than recently issued prime jumbo transactions. The WA FICO of the aggregate pool is 783 (786 CIM Trust 2020-J2 and 772 in CIM Trust 2020-J1) with a WA LTV of 62.2% (63.7% in CIM Trust 2020-J2 and 66.6% in CIM Trust 2020-J1) and WA CLTV of 62.4% (63.8% in CIM 2020-J2 and 66.9% in CIM Trust 2020-J1). Approximately 13.5% (by loan balance) of the pool has an LTV ratio greater than 75% compared to 21.3% in CIM Trust 2020-J2 and to 29.9% in CIM Trust 2020-J1.Exterior-only appraisals: In response to the COVID-19 national emergency, many originators/aggregators have temporarily transitioned to allowing exterior-only appraisals, instead of a full interior and exterior inspection of the subject property, on many mortgage transactions. There are 5 loans in the pool, 1.4% by unpaid principal balance, that do not have a full appraisal that includes an exterior and an interior inspection of the property. Instead, these loans have an exterior-only appraisal. We did not make any adjustments to our losses for such loans primarily because of strong credit characteristics such as high FICO score, low LTV and DTI ratios, and significant liquid cash reserves. In addition, none of these borrowers have any prior history of delinquency.Loans with delinquency and forbearance history: Although there are no loans in the pool that are currently delinquent, there are 3 loans in the pool that have some history of delinquency. Of these 3 delinquent loans, 1 delinquency was COVID-19 related and under a forbearance plan. The remaining 2 loans were delinquent because of servicing transfers. We increased our model-derived median expected losses by 15% (10.4% for the mean) and our Aaa losses by 5% to reflect the likely performance deterioration resulting from of the slowdown in US economic activity due to the coronavirus outbreak. We regard the coronavirus outbreak as a social risk under our ESG framework, given the substantial implications for public health and safety.Origination QualityThere are 11 originators in the transaction, some of which may have limited history of securitizing prime jumbo mortgages. The largest originators in the pool with more than 10% by balance are Guaranteed Rate Inc. and Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC (collectively 48.1%), PrimeLending (13.4%) and Wintrust Mortgage (10.7%). Approximately 87.5% of the mortgage loans by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date were acquired by BANA from those mortgage loan originators or sellers through its jumbo whole loan purchase program. For the rest of the pool, approximately 12.5% of the mortgage loans (by stated principal balance as of the cut-off date) were acquired by BANA and originated pursuant to the guidelines of either loanDepot.com, LLC (loanDepot) or Quicken Loans LLC (Quicken).We increased our base case and Aaa loss expectations for all loans underwritten to Chimera's underwriting guidelines, as we consider such mortgage loans to have been acquired to slightly less conservative prime jumbo underwriting standards. Additionally, within those loans acquired by BANA and originated pursuant of either loanDepot or Quicken guidelines, we've increased our loss assumption for mortgage loans originated by Quicken to account for the limited performance data of Quicken Loans' prime jumbo originations. While the performance of such loans was strong and comparable to that of other originators such as JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, to date the volume of Quicken Loans' prime jumbo originations is much lower.Third Party ReviewThree third-party review (TPR) firms, Clayton Services LLC, Consolidated Analytics, Inc, and Opus Capital Markets Consultants, LLC, verified the accuracy of the loan level information that the sponsor gave us. These firms conducted detailed credit, property valuation, data accuracy and compliance reviews on 100% of the mortgage loans in the collateral pool. The TPR results indicate that the majority of reviewed loans were in compliance with respective originators' underwriting guidelines, no material compliance or data issues, and no appraisal defects.For property valuation, of the 425 loans reviewed, the TPR firms identified all loans as either A or B level grades. All the loans in the pool have CDAs. There were 8 loans the appraisal of which was not supported by the desk review (variance between the appraisal value and the desk review was greater than -10%). A field review was subsequently ordered, and this valuation came out in line with the appraisal. Therefore, we did not make any additional adjustments to our base case and Aaa loss expectations for TPR.Reps & Warranties (R&W)All loans were aggregated by BANA through its whole loan aggregation program. Each originator will provide comprehensive loan level reps and warranties for their respective loans. BANA will assign each originator's R&W to the seller, who will in turn assign to the depositor, which will assign to the trust. To mitigate the potential concerns regarding the originators' ability to meet their respective R&W obligations, the R&W provider will backstop the R&Ws for all originators' loans. The R&W provider's obligation to backstop third party R&Ws will terminate five years after the closing date, subject to certain performance conditions. The R&W provider will also provide gap reps. We considered the R&W framework in our analysis and found it to be adequate. We therefore did not make any adjustments to our losses based on the strength of the R&W framework.The R&W framework is adequate in part because the results of the independent TPRs revealed a high level of compliance with underwriting guidelines and regulations, as well as overall adequate appraisal quality. These results give confidence that the loans do not systemically breach the R&Ws the originators have made and that the originators are unlikely to face material repurchase requests in the future. The loan-level R&Ws are strong and, in general, either meet or exceed the baseline set of credit-neutral R&Ws we identified for US RMBS. Among other considerations, the R&Ws address property valuation, underwriting, fraud, data accuracy, regulatory compliance, the presence of title and hazard insurance, the absence of material property damage, and the enforceability of mortgage.In a continued effort to focus breach reviews on loans that are more likely to contain origination defects that led to or contributed to the delinquency of the loan, an additional carve out has been included in recent transactions we have rated from other issuers relating to the delinquency review trigger. Similarly, in this transaction, exceptions exist for certain excluded disaster mortgage loans that trip the delinquency trigger. These excluded disaster loans include COVID-19 forbearance loans.Tail Risk and Subordination FloorThe transaction cash flows follow a shifting interest structure that allows subordinated bonds to receive principal payments under certain defined scenarios. Because a shifting interest structure allows subordinated bonds to pay down over time as the loan pool shrinks, senior bonds are exposed to increased performance volatility, known as tail risk. The transaction provides for a senior subordination floor of 1.20% of the closing pool balance, which mitigates tail risk by protecting the senior bonds from eroding credit enhancement over time. Additionally, there is a subordination lock-out amount which is 0.85% of the cut-off pool balance.Other ConsiderationsIn CIM 2021-J1, the controlling holder has the option to hire at its own expense the independent reviewer upon the occurrence of a review event. If there is no controlling holder (no single entity holds a majority of the Class Principal Amount of the most subordinate class of certificates outstanding), the trustee shall, upon receipt of a direction of the certificate holders of more than 25% of the aggregate voting interest of all certificates and upon receipt of the deposit, appoint an independent reviewer at a cost to the trust. However, if the controlling holder does not hire the independent reviewer, the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate voting interests of all outstanding certificates may direct (at their expense) the trustee to appoint an independent reviewer. In this transaction, the controlling holder can be the depositor or a seller (or an affiliate of these parties). If the controlling holder is affiliated with the depositor, seller or Sponsor, then the controlling holder may not be motivated to discover and enforce R&W breaches for which its affiliate is responsible.The servicer will not commence foreclosure proceedings on a mortgage loan unless the servicer has notified the controlling holder at least five business days in advance of the foreclosure and the controlling holder has not objected to such action. If the controlling holder objects, the servicer has to obtain three appraisals from the appraisal firms as listed in the pooling and servicing agreement. The cost of the appraisals is borne by the controlling holder. The controlling holder will be required to purchase such mortgage loan at a price equal to the highest of the three appraisals plus accrued and unpaid interest on such mortgage loan as of the purchase date. If the servicer cannot obtain three appraisals there are alternate methods for determining the purchase price. If the controlling holder fails to purchase the mortgage loan within the time frame, the controlling holder forfeits any foreclosure rights thereafter. We consider this credit neutral because a) the appraiser is chosen by the servicer from the approved list of appraisers, b) the fair value of the property is decided by the servicer, based on third party appraisals, and c) the controlling holder will pay the fair price and accrued interest.Servicing Arrangement / COVID-19 Impacted BorrowersIn the event a borrower enters into or requests a COVID-19 related forbearance plan after February 1, 2021, such mortgage loan will remain in the mortgage pool and the servicer will be required to make advances in respect of delinquent interest and principal (as well as servicing advances) on such mortgage loan during the forbearance period (to the extent such advances are deemed recoverable). Forbearances are being offered in accordance with applicable state and federal regulatory guidelines and the homeowner's individual circumstances. At the end of the forbearance period, as with any other modification, to the extent the related borrower is not able to make a lump sum payment of the forborne amount, the servicer may, subject to the servicing matrix, offer the borrower a repayment plan, enter into a modification with the borrower (including a modification to defer the forborne amounts) or utilize any other loss mitigation option permitted under the pooling and servicing agreement.As with any other modification, it is anticipated that the servicer will reimburse itself at the end of the forbearance period for any advances made by it with respect to such mortgage loan, whether that be from any lump sum payments made by the related borrower, from any increased payments received with respect to any repayment plan entered into by the borrower, or, if modified and capitalized in connection therewith, at the time of such modification as a reimbursement of such capitalized advances from principal collections on all of the mortgage loans. The servicer also has the right to reimburse itself for any advance from all collections on the mortgage loans at any time it deems such advance to be non-recoverable. With respect to a mortgage loan that was the subject of a servicing modification, the amount of principal of the mortgage loan, if any, that has been deferred and that does not accrue interest will be treated as a realized loss and to the extent any such amount is later recovered, will result in the allocation of a subsequent recovery.Factors that would lead to an upgrade or downgrade of the ratings:DownLevels of credit protection that are insufficient to protect investors against current expectations of loss could drive the ratings down. Losses could rise above Moody's original expectations as a result of a higher number of obligor defaults or deterioration in the value of the mortgaged property securing an obligor's promise of payment. Transaction performance also depends greatly on the US macro economy and housing market. Other reasons for worse-than-expected performance include poor servicing, error on the part of transaction parties, inadequate transaction governance and fraud.UpLevels of credit protection that are higher than necessary to protect investors against current expectations of loss could drive the ratings up. Losses could decline from Moody's original expectations as a result of a lower number of obligor defaults or appreciation in the value of the mortgaged property securing an obligor's promise of payment. Transaction performance also depends greatly on the US macro economy and housing market.MethodologyThe principal methodology used in rating all classes except interest-only classes was "Moody's Approach to Rating US RMBS Using the MILAN Framework" published in April 2020 and available at https://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBS_1201303. The methodologies used in rating interest-only classes were "Moody's Approach to Rating US RMBS Using the MILAN Framework" published in April 2020 and available at https://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBS_1201303 and "Moody's Approach to Rating Structured Finance Interest-Only (IO) Securities" published in February 2019 and available at https://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBS_1111179. Please see the list of ratings at the top of this announcement to identify which classes are interest-only (indicated by the *). Alternatively, please see the Rating Methodologies page on www.moodys.com for a copy of these methodologies. REGULATORY DISCLOSURESFor further specification of Moody's key rating assumptions and sensitivity analysis, see the sections Methodology Assumptions and Sensitivity to Assumptions in the disclosure form. 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