The latest round of quarterly results from Netflix shows that while the grand-daddy of streaming “still rules” that universe, a combination of upstart and old-guard rivals “have cut into Netflix’s share of viewers’...more
On September 16, DBRS Morningstar released an updated methodology titled Rating U.S. Wholesale Securitizations. Methodology....more
On September 1, KBRA published its Structured Finance: CMBS report titled Coronavirus (COVID-19): Affiliate of On-Demand Office Provider Regus Files for Bankruptcy—CMBS Exposure Examined. Report....more
On July 29, Moody’s published an updated ratings methodology titled US Local Government General Obligation Debt. Methodology....more
On July 15, Fitch published an article titled Originator-Specific Residential Mortgage Analysis Rating. Criteria. On July 14, Fitch published an article titled U.S. Public Finance Prepaid Energy Transaction Rating. Criteria....more
On June 30, Fitch published its criteria for Covered Bonds Rating. Criteria. On June 30, DBRS Morningstar published its updated methodology for U.S. ABS General Ratings. Methodology....more
On June 15, KBRA published a Structured Finance CMBS pre-sale report titled Bank 2020-BNK27. Report. On June 10, DBRS Morningstar published its U.S. ABS General Ratings. Methodology....more
On June 3, KBRA published a Structured Finance research report titled CMBS: Coronavirus (COVID-19): CMBS Loan Performance Trend Update. Report. On June 3, KBRA published a report titled Public Finance: Coronavirus (COVID-19):...more
On May 22, KBRA published a report titled Coronavirus (COVID-19): RMBS Forbearance and Delinquency Trends. ...more
Introduction - As market participants prepare for the launch of the latest version of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF”) program (“TALF 2.0”), two new developments provide greater clarity as to how the...more
On May 6, Fitch published its updated Future Flow Securitization Rating. Criteria. On May 4, DBRS Morningstar published its updated Assessing U.S. RMBS Pools Under the Ability-to-Repay Rules. Methodology....more
On April 27, KBRA published a report titled Public Finance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Municipal Issuers’ Virus-Related Voluntary Disclosures Trend Up. Report. On April 21, Moody’s published its revised approach to rating U.S....more
On April 3, Moody’s published its Operating Company Securitizations. Methodology. On April 3, KBRA published a report titled CMBS: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Multifamily Update – Bracing for Forbearance. Report....more
On March 31, KBRA published a report titled Coronavirus (COVID-19): Impact of Federal Stimulus on Securitizations Backed by Consumer Receivables. ...more
On March 18, KBRA published its Coronavirus (COVID-19): Consumer ABS Braces for Disruptions. Report. On March 13, KBRA published its General Global Rating for Asset-Backed Securities. Methodology....more
On May 29, Morningstar announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DBRS, the world’s fourth largest credit ratings agency, for a purchase price of $669 million. ...more
On May 16, DBRS released a commentary titled U.S.-China Relations: Tariffs Accelerated, Negotiations Stalled. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) increased tariffs to 25% on $200 billion worth of...more
On May 8, DBRS published its rating methodology for Public Universities. Methodology. On May 7, Moody’s published its rating methodology for certain Nonprofit Organizations. Release....more
On May 1, DBRS released its methodology for Canadian Public Pension Funds and Related Exclusive Asset Managers. Methodology. ...more
On April 23, DBRS published a revised report on its rating methodology of Entities in the Real Estate Industry....more
On March 14, DBRS published an updated methodology entitled “Rating Structured Aircraft Transactions“. Methodology....more
On February 22, Fitch released the following report: What Investors Want to Know: ESG Relevance Scores (Marking the Intersection of Credit Risk and ESG Risks). Report....more
On February 20, DBRS published a report entitled: Rating Pooled Aircraft Lease Securitizations. Report. On February 20, DBRS published a report entitled: Rating CLOs and CDOs of Large Corporate Credit. Report....more
On February 13, DBRS Publishes Updated Methodology for Rating U.S. Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Conduits....more
On January 30, DBRS published a report entitled: Master European Structured Finance Surveillance Methodology. On January 30, S&P published a report entitled: Incorporating Sovereign Risk in Rating Structured Finance...more