The following ABCP issuers were updated in Fitch's U.S. ABCP S.M.A.R.T. system during the week of Aug. 11, 2008:
--Aspen Funding Corp. (July 2008);
--Atlantic Asset Securitization (June 2008);
--Giro Balanced Funding Corp. (June 2008);
--Greyhawk Funding LLC (July 2008);
--La Fayette Asset Securitization LLC (May 2008);
--New Center Asset Trust (June 2008);
--Perry Global Funding (July 2008);
--Plaza Trust (May 2008);
--Pure Trust (May 2008);
--Storm King Funding (May 2008).
ABCP S.M.A.R.T. provides a detailed and consistent reporting format for U.S. ABCP performance data. ABCP S.M.A.R.T. consists of two modules: the Conduit Surveillance module presents issuer reports and the Search Engine module provides users with the ability to sort through Fitch-rated programs by single or multiple characteristics.
Fitch's rating definitions and the terms of use of such ratings are available on the agency's public site, www.fitchratings.com. Published ratings, criteria and methodologies are available from this site, at all times. Fitch's code of conduct, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, affiliate firewall, compliance and other relevant policies and procedures are also available from the 'Code of Conduct' section of this site.
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