OVERVIEW On Feb. 21, 2013, we placed on CreditWatch negative our ratings on all classes of notes in Sestante Finance series 3 for various reasons. We have reviewed the transaction's performance, conducted our credit and cash flow analysis, and applied our 2012 counterparty criteria. Following our review, we have lowered our ratings on class B, C1, and C2 notes for performance reasons. We have kept on CreditWatch negative our rating on the class A notes for counterparty reasons. Sestante Finance's series 3 is an Italian RMBS transaction backed by a pool of residential mortgage loans that Meliorbanca originated in Italy. LONDON (Standard&Poor's) March 22, 2013--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today lowered and removed from CreditWatch negative its credit