RATING ACTION:
On December 6, 2023, CariCRIS reaffirmed the overall issue rating of ttA+ (SO) on the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) national scale to the TT $200 million Collateralised Mortgage Obligation (CMO) of Home Mortgage Bank (HMB) (CMO 2019-01). A stable outlook was assigned.
RATING SENSITIVITY FACTORS:
Factors that could, individually or collectively, lead to an improvement of the rating and/or outlook:
- An improvement in the loan portfolio quality, with an NPL ratio of lower than 5% and/or a return to delinquency levels of 2% – 4% within the underlying mortgage pool over the next 12-15 months
Factors that could, individually or collectively, lead to a lowering of the rating and/or outlook:
- Persistent and further deterioration in the mortgage pool quality with delinquency levels of above 20% and/ or NPL ratio of above 8% within the underlying mortgage pool leading to heightened extension and/ or default risk over the next 12-15 months
- Consistent cash flow shortfalls in the underlying mortgage pool over the next 12-15 months that may impair payments of principals and interests
- A deterioration in the credit risk profile of T&T leading to increased market risk
Analysts’ Contact Info:
Anelia Oudit
Mobile : 1-868-487-8364
Kyla Balwant
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