SAN FRANCISCO (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) Oct. 25, 2000--Standard&Poor's today assigned its double-'A' rating to Colorado Housing and Finance Authority's (CHFA) $28.49 million single-family program senior bonds series 2000E and $5.25 million taxable single-family program senior bonds series 2000E. In addition, Standard&Poor's assigned its single-'A'-plus rating to the authority's $1.26 million single-family program subordinate bonds series 2000E. The bonds are scheduled to sell Oct. 26, 2000. The outlook on the subordinate bonds is stable The rating is based on: -- The very high quality of the mortgage collateral, which consists of FHA-insured and VA-guaranteed mortgage loans, primarily; -- The conscientiousness and experience of the state housing finance authority that oversees the performance of the loan portfolio;
