Press Release

DBRS Assigns Final Ratings to Westlake Funding VII LLC

Auto
January 22, 2013

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS) has confirmed the rating of AAA (sf) to the $300,000,000 Westlake Funding VII LLC facility. The facility is a warehouse provided to Westlake Services, LLC, d.b.a. Westlake Financial Services (Westlake) for the financing of auto loan receivables originated by Westlake. The confirmation is due to an increase in the facility size from $200,000,000.

Note:
All figures are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

The applicable methodology is Rating U.S. Retail Auto Loan Securitizations, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

This rating is endorsed by DBRS Ratings Limited for use in the European Union.

Ratings

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  • CA = Lead Analyst based in Canada
  • EU = Lead Analyst based in EU
  • UK = Lead Analyst based in UK
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  • U = UK endorsed
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