Fitch assigns AAA, F1+ ratings to Tender Option Bond Series 2026-ZF8260 Trust

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Fitch rates 2026 bond trust

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Fitch assigns AAA long-term ratings to Tender Option Bond Series 2026-ZF8260 Trust's floater and residual receipts, and F1+ short-term to floater receipts.
The AAA ratings are anchored by the trust’s deposit of San Diego Unified School District 2025 general obligation bonds, which mature July 1, 2050, with 5.000% coupon.
The floater receipts’ F1+ rating depends on Bank of America’s AA/F1+/Stable-rated liquidity facility, expiring July 15, 2027, and will adjust if the provider or underlying bonds are downgraded.

Trust ratings and underlying support

As reported by Fitch Ratings, Tender Option Bond Series 2026-ZF8260 Trust receives a long-term 'AAA' rating on its floater receipts and residual receipts, while the floater receipts also carry a short-term 'F1+' rating.

The long-term ratings are based on the 'AAA' rating Fitch has assigned to San Diego Unified School District 2025 general obligation bonds deposited in the trust. Those bonds are described as dedicated unlimited ad valorem property tax bonds, election of 2022, series C-3, with a 5.000% term bond due on July 1, 2050.

The short-term 'F1+' rating on the floater receipts is based on a liquidity facility from Bank of America, National Association, which Fitch identifies as rated AA/F1+/Stable. The facility has a stated expiration date of July 15, 2027, unless it is extended or terminated earlier.

Rating triggers for investors and the municipal market

Fitch says the Stable Outlook applies to the trust's ratings, while also making clear that the long-term ratings on the floater and residual receipts are exclusively tied to the rating of the underlying bonds held in the trust. Any change in the rating of those deposited bonds would be reflected in the trust securities.

For short-term investors, Fitch says the floater receipts' rating would be adjusted downward alongside any downgrade of the bank providing the liquidity facility and, in some cases, the long-term rating of the underlying bond in the trust. The agency adds that the floater receipts' short-term 'F1+' rating is already in the highest category and cannot be upgraded.

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