On April 22, 2016, DBRS published an updated report on rating Canadian Covered Bonds. Report.
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Rating Agency Developments
On April 18, 2016, Fitch issued a report entitled: Fitch Updates U.S. Tax-Supported Rating Criteria. Release.
On April 15, 2016, DBRS issued a report entitled: DBRS Criteria: Commercial Paper Liquidity Support for Non-Bank Financial Issuers. Report.
On April 14, 2016, Fitch issued a report entitled: Fitch Publishes Criteria Exposure Draft for Counterparty Risk in Structured Finance and CVBs. Release.
Rating Agency Developments
On April 13, Moody’s published its approach to rating obligations with variable promises, where the source of variation is related to non-standard or non-credit-related reference factors. Report.
On April 7, Fitch published its criteria for rating tender option bonds. Report.
On April 7, Fitch published its criteria for rating Mexican residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). Report.
On April 7, DBRS published its criteria for rating companies in the television broadcasting industry. Report.
On April 7, DBRS published its criteria for rating companies in the radio broadcasting industry. Report.
On April 7, DBRS published its criteria for rating companies in the printing industry. Report.
On April 7, DBRS published its criteria for rating companies in the publishing industry. Report.
Rating Agency Developments
On April 6, 2016, DBRS published its methodology for rating European structured finance transactions.
On April 6, 2016, DBRS published its methodology for ratings in the forest products industry. Report.
On April 6, 2016, DBRS published its methodology for ratings in the engineering and construction industry. Report.
On April 6, 2016, DBRS published its methodology for ratings in the industrial products industry. Report.
On April 5, 2016, Fitch updated its recovery ratings and notching criteria for non-financial corporate issuers. Release.
On April 5, 2016, Fitch published an updated report on rating criteria for letter of credit supported bonds and commercial paper. Report.
On April 5, 2016, Fitch published surveillance criteria for trust preferred CDOs. Report.
On April 1, 2016, Fitch updated its EMEA RMBS rating criteria. Release.
On March 31, 2016, S&P published its methodology and assumptions for rating North American single-tenant real estate triple-net lease-backed securitizations. Report.
On March 31, 2016, Fitch updated its global criteria for rating wind power projects. Release.
Rating Agency Developments
On March 30, 2016, Moody’s published its rating methodology for assessing green bonds. Report.
On March 30, 2016, DBRS published its methodology for rating Canadian structured finance instruments. Report.
On March 30, 2016, DBRS updated and is requesting comment on its methodology for analyzing the credit risk of European RMBS. Report.
On March 30, 2016, DBRS published and is requesting comment on its methodology for analyzing Spanish mortgages. Report.
On March 29, 2016, DBRS published and is requesting comment on its methodology for conducting surveillance on U.S. ABS. Report.
On March 29, 2016, DBRS published and is requesting comment on its operational risk assessment methodology for U.S. ABS servicers. Report.
On March 29, 2016, DBRS published and is requesting comment on its operational risk assessment methodology for U.S. ABS originators. Report.
On March 29, 2016, DBRS published and is requesting comment on its methodology for rating pooled aircraft lease securitizations. Report.
On March 24, 2016, DBRS published its rating methodology for supranational institutions, or multilateral financial institutions (MFIs). Report.
On March 24, 2016, Fitch updated its rating criteria for U.S. auto lease ABS. Press Release.
On March 24, 2016, S&P published its methodology and assumptions for U.S. tobacco settlement securitizations. Report.
Rating Agency Developments
On March 8, 2016, Fitch updated its global rating criteria for single- and multi-name credit-linked notes. Report.
On March 8, 2016, DBRS published its methodology for rating European covered bonds. Report.
On March 4, 2016, DBRS published its methodology for rating North American CMBS. Report.
On March 3, 2016, Fitch updated its rating criteria for pooled multifamily housing bonds. Report.
On March 3, 2016, Fitch updated its rating criteria for solar power projects. Report.
On March 3, 2016, DBRS published its methodology for rating public-private partnerships. Report.
On March 3, 2016, DBRS published its methodology for rating market-linked securities. Report.
On March 3, 2016, DBRS published its criteria for recovery ratings for non-investment grade corporate issuers. Report.
Rating Agency Developments
Rating Agency Developments
On February 9, DBRS published its methodology for rating Canadian government STRIP bonds. Report.
On February 9, DBRS published its methodology for guarantees and other forms of support. Report.
On February 9, DBRS published its methodology for rating CLOs and CDOs of large corporate credit. Report.
On February 9, DBRS published its methodology outlining cash flow assumptions DBRS applies to rating corporate credit securitizations. Report.