Rating Agency Developments

On February 27, Fitch published updated criteria on U.S. municipal structured finance.  Fitch Report.   

On February 26, Fitch published criteria on U.S. mortgage REITs and similar finance companies.  Fitch Report.  

On February 26, Fitch published criteria on U.S. equity REITs and REOCs.  Fitch Report. 

On February 26, S&P published criteria for deriving the common quantitative metrics for rating banks globally.  S&P Methodology.   

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