RMBS servicing advance

Rating Agency Developments

On June 3, DBRS released its methodology for rating U.S. RMBS servicing advance transactions. DBRS Report.

On June 2, S&P published its approach to analyzing the cash flow of Australian and New Zealand RMBS. S&P Release.

On May 27, S&P released a request for comments on proposed changes to its methodology and assumptions for assessing counterparty and supporting party risk. On May 28, S&P also released a request for comments on proposed changes to counterparty and supporting party risk for structured transactions in Japan. Comments to both of the proposed criteria are requested by June 30. S&P Release. S&P Release (Japan).

On June 2, S&P released an advance notice of proposed changes to the methodologies and assumptions used to rate U.S. securitizations backed by small business loansS&P Release.

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