Summary: Sovereign Bancorp - 2008/11/12 - S&P Credit Research

Report title: Summary: Sovereign Bancorp

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Standard&Poor's Ratings Services' has placed its ratings on Sovereign Bancorp on CreditWatch with positive implications following the company's agreement to be acquired by Banco Santander S.A. (Santander; AA/Stable/A-1+) announced Oct. 13, 2008, in a deal that is expected to close in the first quarter of 2009. We could raise our rating on Sovereign one to three notches to reflect support from the higher-rated Santander and Sovereign's strategic importance to the combined entity. As a stand-alone entity, Sovereign's ratings reflect a company in transition within the context of a very challenging operating environment. After years of maintaining what we believe were low capital levels, Sovereign embarked on a plan to bolster capital only to see meaningful progress slowed by

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RESEARCH Ratings Definitions Summary: Sovereign Bancorp Publication date: 12-Nov-2008 Primary Credit Analyst: John K Bartko, C.P.A., New York (1) 212-438-7368; john_bartko@standardandpoors.com Secondary Credit Analyst: Catherine Mattson,...

Report Type:

Summary

Ticker:

SOV

Issuer:

Sovereign Bancorp

GICS:

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (40102010)

Sector:

Asset-Backed Commercial Paper, Asset-Backed Securities, Collateralized Debt Obligations, Corporations, Financial Institutions, Global Issuers, Public Finance, Residential MBS, Structured Finance

Country:

United States

Region:

United States

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S&P Credit Research provides analysis on issuers and debt obligations of corporations, states and municipalities, financial institutions, insurance companies and sovereign governments. S&P also offers insight into the credit risk of structured finance deals, providing an independent view of credit risk associated with a growing array of debt-securitized instruments.

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