Underwritten Certificates Ratings Clause Samples

The Underwritten Certificates Ratings clause establishes requirements regarding the credit ratings that underwritten certificates must maintain. Typically, this clause specifies the minimum rating levels from recognized credit rating agencies that the certificates must achieve or retain, and may outline actions to be taken if ratings fall below these thresholds, such as notifying stakeholders or triggering certain remedies. Its core function is to ensure that the certificates meet agreed-upon standards of creditworthiness, thereby protecting investors and maintaining market confidence in the securities.
Underwritten Certificates Ratings. It is agreed that as a further condition of the Underwriters' obligation to purchase the Underwritten Certificates, the ratings indicated above by the Rating Agencies on the Underwritten Certificates shall not have been rescinded and there shall not have occurred any downgrading, or public notification of a possible downgrading or public notice of a possible change, without indication of direction, in the ratings accorded the Underwritten Certificates.
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  • Registration of the Certificates Wilmington Trust, National Association, as an agent of the Issuer, in its capacity as “Certificate Registrar” (the “Certificate Registrar”) shall maintain at its Corporate Trust Office, or at the office of any agent appointed by it and approved in writing by the Certificateholders at the time of such appointment, a register (the “Certificate Register”) for the registration and transfer of any Certificate. Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Certificate Registrar or any agent of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Certificate Registrar shall treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered (as of the applicable Record Date) as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions on such Certificate and for all other purposes whatsoever. For the avoidance of doubt, a Certificate is not negotiable, and the records maintained by the Certificate Registrar in the Certificate Register with respect to each Certificate and its related registered owner are intended to cause the Certificates to be issued in registered form, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 5f.103-1(c), and shall record (a) the Percentage Interest evidenced by each Certificate and (b) all distributions made to each Certificateholder with respect to the Issuer’s assets. The entries in the Certificate Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

  • Rating Agencies To the extent, if any, that the ratings provided with respect to the Offered Certificates by certain nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (as described in Section 6(q)) are conditional upon the furnishing of documents or the taking of any other action by the Depositor, the Depositor shall use its best efforts to furnish such documents and take any other such action.

  • Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations The Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold the Pledged Securities in its own name as pledgee, the name of its nominee (as pledgee or as sub-agent) or the name of the Pledgors, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Collateral Agent. Each Pledgor will promptly give to the Collateral Agent copies of any notices or other communications received by it with respect to Pledged Securities registered in the name of such Pledgor. The Collateral Agent shall at all times have the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Securities for certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any purpose consistent with this Agreement.

  • Rating Agency Each of ▇▇▇▇▇’▇, Fitch and S&P or their successors. If such agencies or their successors are no longer in existence, “Rating Agencies” shall be such nationally recognized statistical rating agencies, or other comparable person, agreed upon and designated by the Seller, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer and the Servicer.

  • Special Notices to the Rating Agencies (a) The Depositor shall give prompt notice to the Rating Agencies of the occurrence of any of the following events of which it has notice: (i) any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.03; (ii) any Assignment by the Master Servicer of its rights hereunder or delegation of its duties hereunder; (iii) the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 6.14; (iv) any notice of termination given to the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 6.14 and any resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder; (v) the appointment of any successor to any Master Servicer pursuant to Section 6.14; (vi) the making of a final payment pursuant to Section 7.02; and (vii) any termination of the rights and obligations of any Servicer under the applicable Purchase and Servicing Agreement or Servicing Agreement. (b) All notices to the Rating Agencies provided for this Section shall be in writing and sent by first class mail, telecopy or overnight courier, as follows: If to S&P, to: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Companies, Inc. ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Attention: Residential Mortgages If to Moody’s, to: ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Investors Service, Inc. ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ If to Fitch Ratings, to: Fitch, Inc. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Attention: Residential Mortgages (c) The Securities Administrator shall provide or make available to the Rating Agencies reports prepared pursuant to Section 4.02. In addition, the Securities Administrator shall, at the expense of the Trust Fund, make available to each Rating Agency such information as such Rating Agency may reasonably request regarding the Certificates or the Trust Fund, to the extent that such information is reasonably available to the Securities Administrator. (d) [Reserved].