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On November 16, 2016, Fitch issued a report entitled: Fitch Updates Recovery Ratings and Notching Criteria for Equity REITs. Release.

On November 16, 2016, Fitch issued a report entitled: Fitch Updates Rating Criteria for U.S. Military Housing. Release.

On November 15, 2016, Fitch issued a report entitled: Fitch Updates U.S. RMBS Surveillance and Re‑REMIC Criteria. Release.

On November 11, 2016, Fitch issued a report entitled: Fitch Updates U.S. and Canadian Multiborrower CMBS Surveillance Criteria. Release.

On November 11, 2016, Moody’s updated its Index of Rating Methodologies. Report.

On November 11, 2016, Moody’s updated its index entitled: Outdated Credit Rating Methodologies. Report.

On November 10, 2016, Fitch issued a report entitled: Fitch Updates Surveillance Criteria for U.S. CREL CDOs. Release.

On November 10, 2016, Fitch issued a report entitled: Fitch Clarifies Criteria for Rating U.S. FFELP Student Loan ABS. Release.

On November 10, 2016, Moody’s issued a report entitled: U.S. Housing Finance Agency Single Family Programs. Report.

On November 10, 2016, Moody’s issued a report entitled: U.S. Housing Finance Agency Multifamily Methodology. Report.

On November 10, 2016, Moody’s issued a report entitled: U.S. Public Housing Authority Capital Fund Bonds. Report.

On November 10, 2016, Moody’s issued a report entitled: U.S. Housing Finance Agency Issuer Rating Methodology. Report.

On November 10, 2016, Moody’s issued a report entitled: Refining and Marketing Industry. Report.

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On November 9, 2016, Fitch updated its ratings criteria for analyzing U.S. wireless tower transactions. Report.

On November 8, 2016, DBRS published its ratings methodology for Canadian trade receivable securitization transactions. Report.

On November 8, 2016, DBRS published its ratings methodology for Canadian residential mortgages, home equity lines of credit and reverse mortgages. Report.

On November 8, 2016, DBRS published its ratings methodology for Canadian credit card and personal line of credit securitizations. Report.

On November 4, 2016, Fitch updated its ratings criteria for charter schools. Report.

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On October 26, 2016, Fitch published its updated Criteria for Interest Rate Stresses in Structured Finance Transactions and Covered Bonds. Press Release.

On October 26, 2016, Fitch published its updated Covered Bonds Rating Criteria. Press Release.

On October 25, 2016, DBRS published a report entitled Rating European Consumer and Commercial Asset‑Backed Securitizations. Report.

On October 25, 2016, DBRS published a report entitled Rating U.S. Credit Card Asset‑Backed Securities. Report.

On October 25, 2016, DBRS published a report entitled Rating European Sub‑Sovereign Governments. Report.

On October 24, 2016, Fitch published its updated Canadian Residential Mortgage Rating Criteria. Release.

On October 20, 2016, DBRS published a report entitled Rating Companies in the Regulated Electric, Natural Gas and Water Utilities Industry. Report.

On October 20, 2016, DBRS published a report entitled Rating Companies in the Gaming Industry. Report.

On October 20, 2016, DBRS published a report entitled Rating Companies in the Automotive Supplier Industry. Report.

On October 20, 2016, DBRS published a report entitled Rating Companies in the Automotive Manufacturing Industry. Report.

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On October 4, 2016, Moody’s published its approach to rating revenue bonds of U.S. municipal Joint Action Agencies (JAA). Report.

On October 3, 2016, DBRS published derivative criteria for European structured finance transactions. Report.

On October 3, 2016, Moody’s published its approach to assessing credit risk for rated issuers in the business and consumer service industry. Report.

On October 3, 2016, Moody’s published its approach to rating credit tenant lease and comparable lease financings. Report.

On October 3, 2016, Moody’s published its rating methodology for companies in the global integrated oil and gas industry. Report.

On September 30, 2016, Moody’s published methodology for rating debt issuance under certified capital company, new markets tax credit and similar programs. Report.

On September 29, 2016, Fitch published its methodology for assigning new and monitoring existing international ratings to aircraft enhanced equipment trust certificates (EETCs). Report.

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On September 14, 2016, DBRS published its methodology for rating European structured finance transactions. Report.

On September 14, 2016, DBRS published and is requesting comment on its methodology for rating European sub-sovereign governments. Report.

On September 14, 2016, Fitch updated its rating criteria for future flow securitizations. Report.

On September 14, 2016, Fitch updated its rating criteria for Mexican RMBS. Report.

On September 13, 2016, Moody’s published its rating methodology for RMBS using the MILAN framework. Report.

On September 9, 2016, Fitch updated its rating criteria for obligations of closed-end funds (CEFs) and market value structures (MVS). Report.

On September 8, 2016, Moody’s published its rating methodology for tobacco settlement revenue securitizations. Report.

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On September 7, 2016, Moody’s updated and replaced its approach to assessing credit risk for U.S. charter schools. Report.

On September 7, 2016, S&P published its global framework criteria for rating securitizations of nonperforming loans. Report.

On September 2, 2016, DBRS issued a report titled: Rating Companies in the Communications Industry. Report.

On September 2, 2016, DBRS issued a report titled: Rating Companies in the Merchandising Industry. Report.

On September 2, 2016, DBRS issued a report titled: Rating Companies in the Consumer Products Industry. Report.

On September 2, 2016, DBRS issued a report titled: Rating Companies in the Oil and Gas Industry. Report.

On September 2, 2016, DBRS issued a report titled: Rating Companies in the Oilfield Services Industry. Report.

On September 2, 2016, DBRS issued a report titled: Rating Companies in the Mining Industry. Report.

On September 2, 2016, DBRS issued a report titled: Rating Container Terminal Operators. Report.

On September 1, 2016, Fitch updated its criteria for servicing continuity risk and incorporated it into the broader counterparty criteria for structured finance and covered bonds. Press release.