...TOKYO (Standard & Poor's) July 29, 2015--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today said that it has assigned its '##-' local-currency long-term debt ratings to the following general secured bond issuances by Japan Housing Finance Agency (JHF; ##-/Negative/A-1+): Ñ5 billion, 0.263%, series 163, due Aug. 19, 2022; Ñ25 billion, 0.514%, series 164, due Aug. 20, 2025; Ñ5 billion, 0.639%, series 165, due Aug. 20, 2027; and Ñ20 billion, 1.221%, series 166, due Aug. 20, 2035. The ratings on the bonds are the same as our long-term counterparty rating on JHF, given our current rating on the agency and the issuance terms and conditions of the bonds. RELATED CRITERIA AND RESEARCH Related Criteria + Rating Government-Related Entities: Methodology And Assumptions, March 25, 2015 A Japanese-language version of this media release is available on Standard & Poor's Research Online at www.researchonline.jp, or via CreditWire Japan on Bloomberg Professional at SPCJ
