Rating Agency Developments

On December 16, S&P published its revised methodology for rating U.S. tax lien securitizations. S&P Release.

On December 16, S&P published its revised methodology and assumptions for assessing asset-liability mismatch risk in covered bond programs. S&P Release.

On December 14, DBRS published its proposed rating methodology for U.S. auto lease ABS transactions. Comments to the proposed methodology are requested by January 14, 2010. DBRS Release.

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