NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Aug. 14, 2001—Standard&Poor's today assigned its double-'A'-plus rating to Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency's (PHFA) $170.985 million mortgage revenue bonds series 2001-72A, $4.015 million mortgage revenue bonds series 2000-72B, and $50 million taxable mortgage revenue bonds series 2001-72C. Standard&Poor's also affirmed its double-'A'-plus rating on the agency's $2.36 billion single-family mortgage bonds and federally taxable single-family mortgage revenue bonds. The rating on Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency's series 2001-72 bonds reflect: -- Very strong loss coverage protection provided by the agency's leveraged self insurance fund covering estimated loan losses at the double-'A' rating level; -- Cash flows indicating stable portfolio performance; -- Investments commensurate with the rating on the bonds; and -- GO
