SAN FRANCISCO (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) Feb. 28, 2000--Standard&Poor's today assigned its single-`A'-plus issuer credit rating to Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA). The outlook is stable. The issuer credit rating is based upon the following factors: -- Strong and stable authority management; -- High profitability and earnings slightly offset by an adequate equity position; -- Good financial and asset management; -- Low GO debt exposure; and -- A strong, diversified, and growing state economy. CHFA works to expand the availability and accessibility of affordable housing and promote economic development throughout Colorado through their various bond programs. Established by the Colorado General Assembly in 1973, CHFA has sold more than $3.85 billion in securities to finance housing for
