third-party partial credit guarantees

Rating Agency Developments

On July 19, Moody’s issued its U.S. RMBS surveillance methodology.  Moody’s Report

On July 19, DBRS released its criteria for rating guarantees and other forms of explicit supportDBRS Report

On July 19, KBRA released its financial guaranty rating methodology.  KBRA Report

On July 19, Fitch released its national scale criteria for rating money market fundsFitch Report

On July 17, Fitch released its criteria for evaluating third-party partial credit guaranteesFitch Report

On July 16, Fitch released its criteria for rating U.S. RMBSFitch Report

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