Moody's Puts Two B&C/HE Classes on Review

Moody's Investors Service has placed on review for possible downgrade two classes of certificates from two subprime/home equity Aegis mortgage securitizations, one from a deal issued in 2003 and another from a deal issued in 2004.Specifically, the tranches being reviewed are class B of Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust 2003-2, which currently has a Baa2 rating; and class B3 of Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust 2004-1, which currently has a Baa3 rating. "Credit enhancement available to the two Aegis deals has declined due to losses and stepdown, and is expected to decline further due to continued losses," Moody's said. Both deals are backed by subprime credit fixed and adjustable rate collateral, as well as small percentages of second lien mortgages, according to the rating agency.