NEW YORK, Aug. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC today assigned preliminary ratings for the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) transaction WFLD 2014-MONT Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-MONT (WFLD 2014-MONT). The preliminary ratings are based on information known to Morningstar as of Aug. 6, 2014.
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PRELIMINARY RATINGS (AS OF AUG. 6, 2014)
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Class
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Balance/Notional Amt.
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Preliminary Ratings
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Morningstar DSCR
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Morningstar BLTV
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Morningstar ELTV
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Credit Support Levels
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Class A
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$228,095,000
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AAA
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3.94x
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47.19%
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47.19%
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34.83%
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Class X-A
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$228,095,000
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AAA
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Class X-B
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$228,095,000
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AAA
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Class B
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$50,688,000
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AA
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3.22x
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57.67%
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57.67%
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20.35%
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Class C
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$38,016,000
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A
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2.84x
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65.53%
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65.53%
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9.49%
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Class D
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$33,201,000
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BBB
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2.57x
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72.40%
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72.40%
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0.00%
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The key characteristics of the mortgage loan collateral supporting WFLD 2014-MONT are:
- A single fixed-rate, interest-only, mortgage loan with an initial 10-year term. The original principal balance of the mortgage loan, which is collateral for the trust, is $350.0 million. The mortgage loan is secured by the borrower's fee simple interest in Westfield Montgomery Mall, a two-story, enclosed super-regional mall in Bethesda, Md.;
- Westfield Montgomery Mall is anchored by Nordstrom, Macy's, Macy's Home Store, Sears, and a 16-screen ArcLight Cinema, which is currently under construction;
- The total area of Westfield Montgomery Mall is 1.3 million square feet. However, only 826,710 square feet are included in the collateral for the loan, as Macy's, Macy's Home Store, and Sears own their improvements; and
- There is no subordinate debt included in the transaction.
Based on information provided on the arranger's website, Morningstar's analysis of the loan yielded the following Morningstar metrics:
- A net cash flow (NCF) of $33.8 million, which is lower than the arranger's NCF by 5.09 percent;
- The Morningstar debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) is 2.57x based on the actual loan interest rate of 3.77 percent;
- Morningstar valued the property at $483.4 million using a weighted-average capitalization rate of 7.00 percent; and
- The Morningstar value, which equates to $584.73 per square foot, is 28.91 percent lower than the appraised value of $680.0 million. The Morningstar value resulted in a weighted-average beginning loan/value (LTV) ratio of 72.40 percent.
For complete details about the preliminary ratings for this transaction, Morningstar's Presale Analysis Package, including the Presale Report and the Representations, Warranties, and Enforcement Mechanisms, is available under the Ratings Reports tab on https://ratingagency.morningstar.com. Information subsequently received could result in the assignment of final ratings that differ from the preliminary ratings.
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