WM covered bond upgrade has a sting in the tail
Fitch yesterday (Thursday) upgraded from AA- to AA+ the WM Covered Bond Program, which JP Morgan took over from Washington Mutual in late September when the latter collapsed. The ratings were, however, constrained as a result of JP Morgan dispensing with a feature of the programme that WaMu had previously added to support the covered bonds’ ratings.
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