Bora Chiara3 -- Moody's affirms A1 (sf) rating of Mortgage Beneficial Interests A issued by Bora Chiara3

Rating Action: Moody's affirms A1 (sf) rating of Mortgage Beneficial Interests A issued by Bora Chiara3

Global Credit Research - 25 Aug 2020

Approximately JPY17.5 billion in debt securities affected

Tokyo, August 25, 2020 -- Moody's SF Japan K.K. has affirmed the A1 (sf) rating of the Mortgage Beneficial Interests A issued by Bora Chiara3. The Mortgage Beneficial Interests are backed by residential mortgage loans insured by the Japan Housing Finance Agency (JHF).

The rating affirmation follows the additional entrustment of the residential mortgage loans and cash, and the increase in the principal of the Mortgage Beneficial Interests A.

The affected rating is as follows:

Mortgage Beneficial Interests A, Affirmed A1 (sf); previously on June 25, 2020 Affirmed A1 (sf)

Transaction Name: Bora Chiara3

Issue Amount: JPY 17,540,723,079

Scheduled Dividend Rate: Floating

Closing Date: November 25, 2019

Additional Entrustment Date: August 25, 2020

Final Maturity Date: November 26, 2057

Underlying Assets: Residential mortgage loan receivables insured by JHF

Housing Loan Insurance Underwriter: JHF

Arranger/Private Placement Dealer: Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

Credit Enhancement and Liquidity: Cash Reserves (4.5% of outstanding pool balance) and excess spreads available

RATINGS RATIONALE

Moody's affirms the rating of the Mortgage Beneficial Interests A issued by Bora Chiara3 after the originator entrusted additional residential mortgage loan receivables and cash to the trust. The A1 (sf) rating on the Mortgage Beneficial Interests A is based on JHF's (A1, Issuer Rating, Stable) capability to pay principal insurance proceeds and the availability of cash reserve and excess spread to cover risks and expenses not covered by the insurance policy.

The underlying residential mortgage loan receivables are insured by housing loan insurance provided by JHF.

JHF's housing loan insurance covers principal losses on the residential mortgage loans in the pool. That is, JHF pays the insurance proceeds to the asset trustee in case of an insurable event, after receiving a valid insurance claim.

The cash reserve is used to cover various risks, including commingling risk, the shortfall in interest collections upon obligor default, and liquidity risk in the event of servicer default and replacement.

Moody's used mortgage pool default assumptions to assess the sufficiency of the coverage provided by cash reserve and excess spread. As such, neither detailed loan-by-loan Milan CE analysis nor cash flow model were used for the analysis.