Fitch Takes Various Rating Actions on 3 Wilshire 1996-1998 Subprime Transactions

2008-06-06 16:35:27 -

- Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions on Wilshire mortgage pass-through certificates. Unless stated otherwise, any bonds that were previously placed on Rating Watch Negative are removed from Rating Watch Negative.

Wilshire 1996-3

--PO affirmed at 'AAA';

--M1 affirmed at 'AAA';

--M2 downgraded to 'AA-' from 'AAA';

--M3 downgraded to 'A' from 'AAA';

--B1 downgraded to 'BBB-' from 'A+';

--B2 downgraded to 'BB' from 'BBB';

Deal Summary

--60+ day Delinquency: 4.83%

--Realized Losses to date (% of Original Balance): 1.58%

Wilshire 1997-2

--A-5 affirmed at 'AAA';

--A-6 affirmed at 'AAA';

--A-7 affirmed at 'AAA';

--M1 affirmed at 'AA+';

--M2 affirmed at 'A+';

--M3 affirmed at 'BBB+';

--B affirmed at 'BB';

Deal Summary

--60+ day Delinquency: 1.00%

--Realized Losses to date (% of Original Balance): 2.61%

Wilshire 1998-WFC2

--IO affirmed at 'AAA';

--M1 affirmed at 'AAA';

--M2 affirmed at 'AAA';

--M3 downgraded to 'AA-' from 'AAA';

--B1 downgraded to 'B+' from 'BB+';

--B2 affirmed at 'B';

Deal Summary

--60+ day Delinquency: 4.82%

--Realized Losses to date (% of Original Balance): 3.26%

Additional details are available in the following research, available at www.fitchratings.com:

--'Downgrade Criteria for Recent Vintage U.S. Subprime RMBS' (Aug. 8, 2007);

All of Fitch's ratings criteria for US subprime RMBS available at www.fitchratings.com/subprime. For a list of deals currently under analysis please visit www.fitchratings.com/smartview.

Further information regarding current delinquency, loss, and credit enhancement statistics is also available at www.fitchratings.com.

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