SAN FRANCISCO (Standard&Poor's) April 10, 2002--Standard&Poor's said today that it assigned its triple-'A' rating to Colorado Housing and Finance Authority's (CHFA) $4.55 million class I housing revenue bonds series 2002A-4, reflecting the excellent quality of the mortgage loans backing the bonds as well as sufficiency of reserves to cover any potential shortfalls. It said it also assigned its triple-'A/A-1'-plus rating to the authority's $77.1 million class I adjustable-rate housing revenue bonds series 2002A-3 as well as its double-'A' rating to the authority's $12.46 million class II series 2002A-5 bonds. The long-term outlook is stable. "At least 60% of the mortgage loans purchased with bond proceeds will be FHA insured, and no more than 10% will be
