...- The JHF series T-9 fixed-rate residential mortgage-secured pass-through notes are a securitization JHF is to issue. A pool of residential mortgage loans will ultimately back the notes. - We are assigning our preliminary '### (sf)' rating to the notes based on our view of the transaction's legal structure, credit support, and pool characteristics, among other factors. - Because of the structure of this transaction, the rating on the notes depends to an extent on JHF's credit quality. TOKYO (S&P Global Ratings) Jan. 21, 2021--S&P Global Ratings today said it has assigned its preliminary '### (sf)' rating to Japan Housing Finance Agency's (JHF) series T-9 fixed-rate residential mortgage-secured pass-through notes. The issue amount for the notes when the transaction closes in early February will be Ñ50 billion. The JHF series T-9 notes are a securitization JHF is to issue. The transaction's closing date is likely to be Feb. 3, 2021. A pool of residential mortgage loans directly extended by...