Fitch Affirms Two & Upgrades One Class of Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust

Fitch Ratings has taken the following ratings actions on the Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2012-A series as part of its ongoing surveillance:

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2012-A:
--Class A-3 notes affirmed at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-4 notes affirmed at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class B notes upgraded to 'AAAsf' from 'AAsf'; Outlook revised to Stable from Positive.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

The affirmations to the class A notes and upgrade to class B notes for 2012-A to 'AAAsf' reflect the increase in credit enhancement since closing and strong collateral performance. Credit losses have been well within Fitch's expectations to date and residual performance has been producing cumulative gains. The Stable Outlook reflects Fitch's expectation that the notes will remain sufficiently enhanced to cover stressed loss levels consistent with the updated ratings.

Fitch will continue to monitor economic conditions and their impact and the trust level performance variables and update the ratings accordingly.

RATING SENSITIVITY

Unanticipated increases in the frequency of defaults or deterioration in vehicle values could produce loss levels higher than the current expectations and impact available loss coverage. Lower loss coverage could impact ratings and Rating Outlooks, depending on the extent of the decline in coverage.

To date, the transactions have exhibited strong credit and residual performance, well within Fitch's initial expectations with rising loss coverage. Due to the growing credit enhancement levels and increased loss coverage afforded to the notes, a substantial deterioration in used vehicle values would have to occur to have a negative impact on the updated ratings.

Fitch's stress and rating sensitivity analyses are discussed in the presale reports titled 'Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2012-A (US ABS)', dated Feb. 27, 2012 available on Fitch's web site.

Individual Representations, Warranties, and Enforcement Mechanisms reports are available for all structured finance transactions initially rated on or after Sept. 26, 2011 at www.fitchratings.com

Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'.

The information used to assess these ratings was sourced from the issuer, periodic trustee reports, note valuation reports, and the public domain.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:
--'Criteria for Rating U.S. Auto Lease ABS' (April 30, 2013);
--'Global Structured Finance Rating Criteria' (May 24, 2013);
--'Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2012-A (US ABS)' (Feb. 27, 2012);
--'Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2012-A -- Appendix' (Feb. 27, 2012).

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:
Criteria for Rating U.S. Auto Lease ABS
http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=706699
Global Structured Finance Rating Criteria
http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=708661
Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2012-A (U.S. ABS)
http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=672769
Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2012-A - Appendix
http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=672771

Additional Disclosure
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