Marathon I is composed of 59.2% RMBSprimarily from the 2005, 2006, and 2007 vintages, 20.9% corporate CDOs, 12.8% SFCDOs from the 2005 and 2006 vintages, 5.7% commercial mortgage-backed securities(CMBS), and 1.4% commercial asset-backed securities (ABS). The rating actions resolve the 'Under Analysis' status issued on Oct. 14, 2008following Fitch's announcement of its proposed criteria revision for analyzingSF CDOs. The revised criteria report, 'Global Rating Criteria for StructuredFinance CDOs' was published in its final form on Dec.
16, 2008 along with anupdated version of the Fitch Portfolio Credit Model (PCM) that includesadditional functionality for analyzing SF CDOs. As part of this review, Fitchmakes standard adjustments for any names on Rating Watch Negative or with aNegative Outlook, downgrading such ratings for default analysis purposes bythree and one notches, respectively. Fitch will continue to monitor and review this transaction for future ratingadjustments. Additional transaction information and historical data areavailable on the Fitch Ratings web site at Fitch's rating definitions and the terms of use of such ratings are available onthe agency's public site, Published ratings, criteria andmethodologies are available from this site, at all times. Fitch's code ofconduct, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, affiliate firewall, complianceand other relevant policies and procedures are also available from the 'Code ofConduct' section of this site.
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