Rating Agency Developments

On March 10, DBRS issued a report entitled: Mapping Financial Institution Internal Ratings to DBRS Ratings for Global Structured Credit Transactions.  Report.

On March 14, Fitch issued a report entitled: U.S. Subprime Auto ABS Delinquencies Hit Highest Level Since 1996.  Release.

On March 14, Fitch issued a report entitled: U.S. CMBS Delinquencies Hold Steady.  Release.

On March 15, Moody’s issued a report entitled: Global Structured Finance Data Quality Evaluation Approach.  Report.

On March 16, DBRS issued a report entitled: DBRS Master U.S. ABS Surveillance Methodology.  Report.

On March 16, DBRS issued a report entitled: Operational Risk Assessment for U.S. ABS Originators.  Report.

On March 16, DBRS issued a report entitled: Operational Risk Assessment for U.S. ABS Servicers.  Report.

On March 16, DBRS issued a report entitled: Rating U.S. Structured Finance Transactions.  Report.