Re-REMICs

Rating Agency Developments

On August 17, S&P updated its outlook assumptions for the U.K. residential mortgage market.  S&P Report. 

On August 15, Fitch updated its criteria for securities firms.  Fitch Report. 

On August 15, Fitch updated its financial institutions recovery ratings criteria. Fitch Report. 

On August 15, Fitch updated its criteria for market value structures.  Fitch Report. 

On August 15, Fitch updated its criteria for U.S. closed-end funds.  Fitch Report. 

On August 15, Fitch updated its global financial institutions master criteria.  Fitch Report. 

On August 14, Fitch updated its tax-supported rating criteria.  Fitch Report. 

On August 14, Fitch updated its non-financial corporate recovery ratings and notching criteria.  Fitch Report. 

On August 14, Fitch updated its global bond fund rating criteria.  Fitch Report.

On August 13, Moody’s updated its criteria for Mexican RMBS.  Moody’s Report.

On August 13, Fitch updated its sovereign rating criteria.  Fitch Report.

On August 13, Fitch updated is country ceilings criteria.  Fitch Report. 

On August 13, DBRS updated its stability ratings for Canadian structured income funds.  DBRS Report. 

On August 13, DBRS updated its criteria for Canadian split share companies and trusts.  DBRS Report. 

On August 10, Fitch updated is U.S. Re-REMIC criteria.  Fitch Report.

On August 10, Fitch updated is U.S. RMBS surveillance criteria.  Fitch Report.

On August 10, Fitch updated is U.S. RMBS loan loss model criteria.  Fitch Report.

On August 10, Fitch updated its structured finance servicing continuity risk criteria.  Fitch Report. 

On August 10, Fitch updated its criteria for analysis of CRE loans securing covered bonds.  Fitch Report. 

On August 10, Fitch updated its criteria for financial institution subsidiaries and holding companies.  Fitch Report.  

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Rating Agency Developments

On March 10, Moody’s revised its money market fund rating methodology and symbols. Moody’s Release.

On March 10, Fitch updated its criteria on U.S. commercial mortgage Re-REMICs. Fitch Report.

On March 8, Fitch updated its rating methodology for securities backed by Dutch residential mortgage loans. Fitch Release. Fitch Report.

On March 8, DBRS released its methodology for Canadian structured finance flow-through ratings. DBRS Release.

On March 7, DBRS released its methodology for commercial mortgage servicer evaluations. DBRS Release.

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