US Prime RMBS

Rating Agency Developments

On March 6, Fitch revised its criteria for rating granular corporate balance-sheet securitizations (SME CLOs)Approach.

On March 5, Moody’s revised its global approach to data quality evaluationApproach.

On March 3, Kroll released CMBS property evaluation guidelines and large loan rating methodology.  GuidelinesMethodology.

On March 2, S&P revised its rating criteria for rating transactions that include provisions for changing the payment priority or sale of collateral following a nonmonetary event of defaultCriteria.

On February 27, Fitch released a Brazil addendum to RMBS Latin America criteria.  Addendum.

On February 25, Moody’s released its approach to rating US Prime RMBS issued after 2009.  Approach.