Rating Agency Developments

On May 29, Fitch released its criteria for rating U.S. nonprofit institutionsFitch Report.

On May 28, Fitch released its criteria for rating caps and limitations on global structured finance transactions.  Fitch Report.

On May 28, Fitch released its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) residential mortgage loss criteria along with separate reports detailing its EMEA RMBS cash flow analysis criteria and its EMEA RMBS master rating criteria.  Mortgage Loss CriteriaCash Flow Analysis CriteriaMaster Rating Criteria.

On May 27, DBRS released its criteria for assessing U.S. RMBS pools under the ability-to-repay rules.  DBRS Report.

On May 26, DBRS released its methodology for Canadian structured finance surveillance.  DBRS Report.

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