leveraged finance

Rating Agency Developments

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On June 8, 2016, Fitch issued a report entitled: Fitch Updates Distressed Debt Exchange Rating Criteria.  Press release.

On June 7, 2016, Moody’s issued a report entitled: Global Property and Casualty Insurers.  Report.

On June 6, 2016, Kroll issued a report entitled: Methodology for Rating Interest-Only Certificates in CMBS Transactions.  Report.

On June 6, 2016, Fitch issued a report entitled: Fitch Publishes Rating Criteria for SHFA MBS Pass-Through Bonds.  Press release.

On June 6, 2016, Fitch issued a report entitled: Fitch Publishes The Annual Manual: U.S. Leveraged Finance Primer.  Press release.

On June 2, 2016, S&P issued a report entitled: ABS: North America Railcar Lease-Backed ABS Methodology And Assumptions.  Report.

Rating Agency Developments

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On June 2, DBRS released its methodology for rating leveraged finance. DBRS Release.

On June 1, S&P revised its criteria assumptions for rating U.S. RMBS, and incorporated the revisions into the latest release of its LEVELS U.S. mortgage analytical model, version 7.3. S&P Revised Input File Format, Glossary and Appendices Release. S&P Revised Assumptions Release.

On May 31, S&P updated its methodology for its capital adequacy analysis of U.S. insurers. S&P Release.

On May 31, DBRS released its North American and European CMBS surveillance methodologies. DBRS Methodologies.

On May 26, Moody’s released its methodology for rating TRUP CDOs. Moody’s Report.

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