Fitch Issues Presale Report On Household Automotive Trust 2002-2

    NEW YORK--Aug. 19, 2002--Fitch Ratings issued a presale report today on Household Automotive Trust 2002-2 discussing the rating analysis behind Fitch Rating's expected ratings on the offered notes. The collateral securing the notes is a pool of automobile loan receivables secured by new and used automobile and light duty trucks and vans.
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