Article: S&P Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Mellon Bank Master Trust 2001-1.

NEW YORK, May 25 /PRNewswire/ --

Standard & Poor's today assigned its preliminary ratings to Mellon Bank Premium Finance Loan Master Trust's $470 million floating-rate asset-backed certificates series 2001-1 (see list).

The preliminary ratings are based on information as of May 25, 2001. Subsequent information may result in the assignment of final ratings that differ from the preliminary ratings.

The preliminary ratings reflect the level of credit enhancement and the availability of excess spread in relation to the historical portfolio loss performance. The preliminary ratings are also based on the generally low losses on this asset class ...

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