insurance-linked securities

Rating Agency Developments

On July 28, DBRS published methodology for conducting operational risk assessments for U.S. asset-backed securities originatorsReport.

On July 28, 2015, DBRS published methodology for conducting operational risk assessments for U.S. asset-backed securities servicersReport.

On July 28, DBRS published methodology for rating U.S. property assessed clean energy (PACE) securitizationsReport.

On July 28, DBRS published methodology for rating Canadian split share companies and trustsReport.

On July 28, DBRS published methodology for assigning and reviewing stability ratings for Canadian structured income fundsReport.

On July 24, Fitch published a new investor FAQ report on EMEA oil and gasRelease.

On July 23, Fitch updated its global covered bonds master criteriaRelease.

On July 23, Fitch published rating criteria for SHFA mortgage insurance or guarantee fund programsRelease.

On July 23, Fitch published updated insurance-linked securities (ILS) methodologyRelease.

On July 23, Fitch released final criteria for rating public sector counterparty obligations in PPP TransactionsRelease.

Rating Agency Developments

On August 12, Fitch updated its core corporate criteria reports. Fitch Release.

On August 11, Fitch updated its criteria for rating insurance-linked securities. Fitch Release.

On August 11, Fitch updated its criteria for rating SPV currency swap obligations in structured finance transactions. Fitch Release.

On August 11, Fitch updated its criteria for rating repackaged senior structured finance notes. Fitch Release.

On August 10, Fitch updated its assumptions used in assessing the credit risk of residential mortgage loan pools in various regions. Fitch Portuguese Release. Fitch Italian Release. Fitch German Release. Fitch European Release.

On August 10, Fitch updated its corporate and project finance CDO rating criteria. Fitch Release.

On August 10, Fitch published its Asia-Pacific (APAC) RMBS criteria and updated its Australian RMBS rating criteria as an addendum to this report. The APAC RMBS framework will replace the Australian Residential Mortgage Default Criteria (dated April 2008) and the Criteria for Rating Japanese RMBS (dated November 2001). Fitch Release (APAC RMBS). Fitch Release (Australian RMBS).

On August 10, Fitch published its global criteria for lenders’ mortgage insurance in RMBS transactions. Fitch Release.

On August 10, Fitch published its APAC consumer ABS rating criteria. Fitch Release.

On August 10, Fitch updated its U.S. water and sewer revenue bond rating criteria. Fitch Release.

On August 9, Fitch updated its structured finance rating caps criteria. Fitch Release.

On August 5, Fitch updated its rating criteria for toll roads, bridges, and tunnels. Fitch Release.

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