DBRS Takes Rating Actions on U.S. RMBS Securities
RMBSDBRS, Inc. (DBRS) has today taken rating actions on 130 classes from 32 U.S. RMBS transactions. Of the 32 transactions reviewed, 1 class was set to discontinued-repaid and the remaining 129 classes from 32 transactions were confirmed at their current ratings.
For transactions where the rating has been confirmed, current asset performance and credit support levels have been consistent with the current rating.
The transactions affected by the rating actions consist of U.S. RMBS and ReREMIC transactions. A majority of these transactions affected by the rating actions are backed by primarily prime, Alt-A, and subprime residential pools.
The rating actions are a result of DBRS applying its updated U.S. RMBS Surveillance methodology dated January 23, 2012. The methodology describes the application of the DBRS RMBS Insight model in the surveillance process (see “RMBS Insight: U.S. Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Loss Model and Rating Methodology” on www.dbrs.com).
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The applicable methodology are U.S. RMBS Surveillance Methodology RMBS Insight: U.S. Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Loss Model and Rating Methodology, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.
This rating is endorsed by DBRS Ratings Limited for use in the European Union.
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