Fitch Maintains 14 US CMBS Single Borrower Hotel Transactions on Negative Watch Due to Pandemic

Fitch Ratings | February 22, 2021

Fitch Ratings - Chicago - 22 Feb 2021: Fitch Ratings has maintained 79 classes from 14 U.S. CMBS single borrower transactions on Rating Watch Negative (RWN). Fitch originally placed the classes on RWN on March 19, 2020. KEY RATING DRIVERS The 14 transactions represent the entire portfolio of Fitch-rated single borrower hotel transactions. The transactions were issued in 2019 (four) and 2018 (10). The majority are secured by an individual hotel property; the underlying properties are located in Florida (six deals), Hawaii (four), Arizona (two) and California (one). There is one transaction secured by a portfolio of La Quinta hotels. Three tr...