SAN FRANCISCO (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) Aug. 22, 2000--Standard&Poor's today assigned its double-'A' rating to Colorado Housing and Finance Authority's (CHFA) $33.36 million senior-lien single-family program bonds series 2000D-2 and 2000D-3 and $5.5 million taxable senior-lien single-family program bonds series 2000D-1. In addition, Standard&Poor's assigned its single-'A'-plus rating to the authority's $1.44 million subordinate single-family program bonds series 2000D. The bonds are scheduled to sell Aug. 23, 2000. The outlook is stable. The rating is based upon: -- The very high quality of the mortgage collateral, which primarily consists of FHA insured and VA guaranteed mortgage loans; -- A conscientious and experienced state housing finance authority overseeing the performance of the loan portfolio; -- Various stressful
