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Rating Agency Developments

 

On June 28, 2018, Fitch issued a report entitled: Fitch Updates Rating Criteria for U.S. Mortgage Insurance or Guarantee Fund Programs. Release.

On June 22, Moody’s updated its rating methodology for Insurance Brokers and Service Companies. Release.

On June 21, Fitch published rating criteria for rating asset-backed securities backed by U.S. private student loans. Release.

Rating Agency Developments

 

On June 19, 2018, Fitch published its rating criteria for U.S. Federal Family Education Loan Program Student Loan ABS. Release.

On June 19, 2018, Fitch published its rating criteria for EMEA CMBS. Release.

On June 19, 2018, Moody’s published a rating methodology for Debtor-in-Possession Lending. Release.

On June 18, 2018, Fitch published its rating criteria for U.S. RMBS. Release.

On June 15, 2018, Fitch published its rating criteria for Distressed Debt Exchanges. Release.

On June 15, 2018, Moody’s published a cross-sector rating methodology on General Principles of Liquidity Risk Assessment. Release.

Rating Agency Developments

 

On June 8, 2018, Moody’s published a report entitled: US Public Housing Authority Capital Fund Bonds. Release.

On June 8, 2018, Moody’s published a report entitled: Distribution & Supply Chain Services Industry. Release.

On June 8, 2018, Moody’s published a report entitled: Regulated Water Utilities. Release.

On June 5, S&P published guidance related to its publication “Foreign Exchange Risk In Structured Finance—Methodology And Assumptions”. Release.

On June 6, Moody’s updated its rating methodology for Government-Related Issuers. Release.

On June 1, KBRA published its rating methodology for U.S. Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) ABS. Release.

On May 31, Fitch published an addendum describing Fitch’s approach to analyzing derivative counterparty exposure in structured finance transactions rated on a long-term basis. Release.

Rating Agency Developments

 

On May 15, 2018, DBRS issued a report entitled: Rating European Non-Performing Loans Securitizations. Release.

On May 15, 2018, Fitch issued a report entitled: Global Structured Finance Rating. Release.

On May 11, 2018, Fitch issued a report entitled: European RMBS Rating Criteria. Release.

On May 10, 2018, Fitch issued a report entitled: UK-Supported Student Loans Bespoke Rating Criteria. Release.

On May 10, 2018, Kroll issued a report entitled: RMBS: European RMBS Rating Methodology. Release.

On May 10, 2018, Kroll issued a report entitled: European RMBS Rating Methodology Addendum: United Kingdom. Release.

Rating Agency Developments

 

On May 2, 2018, Fitch published a report entitled: Germany Residential Mortgage Rating Criteria Addendum. Release.

On May 2, 2018, Fitch published a report entitled: Switzerland Residential Mortgage Rating Criteria Addendum. Release.

On May 2, 2018, DBRS published a report entitled: Rating Credit Funds. Release.

On May 1, 2018, Fitch published a report entitled: EMEA RMBS Rating Criteria. Release.

On April 26, 2018, Moody’s published its methodology for rating Banks. Release.

Rating Agency Developments

 

On April 25, 2018 Moody’s published a rating methodology for Generic Project Finance. Release.

On April 24, 2018 S&P published a table of contents for S&P’s Global Ratings Structured Finance Criteria. Release.

On April 23, 2018 Moody’s published a report on The Performance of Moody’s Structured Finance Ratings – 2018Q1. Release.

On April 23, 2018 DBRS published a rating methodology for Canadian Covered Bonds. Release.

On April 20, 2018 DBRS published a rating methodology for Operational Risk Assessments for Canadian Structured Finance. Release.

On April 20, 2018 Fitch published its rating criteria for U.S. RMBS Seasoned, Re-Performing and Non-Performing Loans. Release.

On April 19, 2018 DBRS published a rating methodology for Canadian Public Hospitals. Release.

Rating Agency Developments

On April 12, 2018, DBRS published a report entitled: European RMBS Insight Methodology.  Release

On April 12, 2018, Moody’s published its methodology for rating US States and TerritoriesRelease

On April 13, 2018, DBRS published a report entitled: Rating Canadian Structured Finance Transactions.  Release

On April 17, 2018, S&P published additional guidance on its European residential loans criteria.  Release

On April 17, 2018, Fitch updated its criteria for estimating losses on U.S. mortgage pools for RMBS transactions. Release

Rating Agency Developments

 

On April 3, DBRS updated its North American CMBS Multi-borrower Rating Methodology. Release.

On April 3, Fitch issued rating criteria for RMBS Lenders’ Mortgage Insurance. Release.

On April 3, Moody’s updated its rating methodology for the Mining Industry. Release.

On April 3, Moody’s updated its rating methodology for the Passenger Airline Industry. Release.

On March 28, 2018, Moody’s issued a statement that its US retail REITs generally will not be affected by Toys R Us’ plans to liquidate all its US Stores. Release.