On February 4, 2009, Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) issued a proposed revised covered bond rating methodology. On March 11, 2009, Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) followed suit. These proposals more closely link the rating of a covered bond to the rating of the issuer than did prior rating agency standards and increase required overcollateralization levels.
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