derivative obligations

Rating Agency Developments

On December 2, Moody’s updated its approach to rating fleet lease-backed ABS. Moody’s Report.

On December 1, Fitch released its surveillance criteria for U.S. CRE CDOs and CMBS large loan floating-rate transactions (floating-rate CMBS pools which have up to 50 loans remaining). Fitch Release.

On December 1, S&P requested comments on its methodology for rating U.S. public finance long-term municipal pools. S&P Release.

On November 29, S&P released definitions and related analytic practices for covenant and payment provisions in U.S. public finance revenue obligations. S&P Release.

On November 29, S&P released its rating approach for U.S. public finance obligations with multiple revenue streams. S&P Release.

On November 29, S&P revised its methodology for rating U.S. ABS auto lease securitizations. S&P Release.

On November 29, Fitch published updated criteria for rating linkages in nonbank financial subsidiary relationships. Fitch Release.

On November 21, S&P released a request for comments on a proposed expansion to its methodology and assumptions for assessing derivative obligations and certain amendments to other aspects of counterparty and supporting party risk criteria. S&P Release.

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