Press Release

DBRS Discontinues Short-Term Rating of ATB Financial

Non-Bank Financial Institutions
October 18, 2012

DBRS has today discontinued the short-term rating of ATB Financial (ATB) as the short-term program is no longer in use and there are no short-term liabilities outstanding.

ATB Financial is a full-service financial institution headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Since April 1, 2011, ATB no longer issues debt in the capital markets and now borrows directly from the Province of Alberta.

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