Rating Agency Developments (July 2 – July 15)

 

On July 15, Fitch published an article titled Originator-Specific Residential Mortgage Analysis Rating. Criteria.

On July 14, Fitch published an article titled U.S. Public Finance Prepaid Energy Transaction Rating. Criteria.

On July 13, KBRA published a report titled Public Finance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Why Does Federalism Matter to Municipal Credit? Report.

On July 10, Moody’s published an updated ratings methodology titled Short-term Debt of U.S. States, Municipalities and Nonprofits. Methodology.

On July 10, Fitch published an updated ratings methodology titled Public-Sector Counterparty Obligations in PPP Transactions Rating. Criteria.

On July 10, Fitch published an article titled U.S. RMBS Coronavirus-Related Analytical Assumptions. Criteria.

On July 10, KBRA published a report titled Financial Institutions: U.S. Banks: Thinking Through the Great Unknown-Loan Losses in the Pandemic. Report.

On July 8, Moody’s published a methodology titled Moody’s Approach to Rating Asset-Backed Commercial Paper. Methodology.

On July 7, Moody’s published a methodology titled U.S. RMBS Surveillance. Methodology.

 On July 7, DBRS Morningstar published a methodology titled Rating U.S. Equipment Lease and Loan Securitizations. Methodology.

On July 6, Moody’s published a methodology titled Moody’s Global Approach to Rating Securities Backed by Aircraft and Associated Leases. Methodology.

On July 2, Moody’s published a methodology titled Single-Family Rental Securitizations. Methodology.