NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) June 14, 2000--Standard&Poor's today affirmed its ratings on 25 Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale LOC-backed municipal issues and removed them from CreditWatch negative. This action follows the June 6, 2000, removal of Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale entities from CreditWatch, Standard&Poor's said. – CreditWire LANDESBANK HESSEN-THÜRINGEN GIROZENTRALE LOC-BACKED MUNICIPAL ISSUES Issuer/Issue Amt ($mil) Rtg Austin Combine Utilities, Texas Combined utility system taxable commercial paper notes 60.00 A-1+ Buffalo, New York Revenue anticipation notes series 1999/2000A 40.00 SP-1+ Chicago, Illinois GO tender notes series 2000A 188.00 SP-1+/A-1+ Los Angeles County Metro Transportation Authority, California Proposition C sales tax revenue tax commercial paper notes series A 150.00 A-1+ Massachusetts Health&Educational Facilities Authority Variable-rate demand
