Press Release

DBRS Confirms, Upgrades and Discontinues Ratings of U.S. ABS Transactions

Auto

January 22, 2016

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS) has conducted a review of 12 publicly rated U.S. structured finance asset-backed securities transactions that are currently outstanding. Of the 45 securities reviewed, 26 were confirmed, 12 were upgraded and seven were discontinued due to repayment in full.

For the ratings that were confirmed, performance trends are such that credit enhancement levels are sufficient to cover DBRS’s expected losses at their current respective rating levels. For the securities that were upgraded, performance trends are such that credit enhancement levels are sufficient to cover DBRS’s expected losses at their new respective rating levels.

The following public transactions were reviewed:

-- DT Auto Owner Trust 2012-2
-- First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2012-2
-- First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2013-1
-- DT Auto Owner Trust 2013-1
-- First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2013-2
-- DT Auto Owner Trust 2013-2
-- First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2013-3
-- DT Auto Owner Trust 2014-1
-- First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2014-1
-- DT Auto Owner Trust 2014-2
-- First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2014-2
-- Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust 2015-1

Please see the attached appendix for additional information regarding the assumptions used in the rating process and related performance that could affect rating sensitivity.

Notes:
The applicable methodology is the DBRS Master U.S. ABS Surveillance Methodology, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

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

For more information on this credit or on this industry, visit www.dbrs.com or contact us at info@dbrs.com.

Ratings

Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust 2015-1

Date Issued	Debt Rated	Rating	Trend	Action	Attributesi
22-Jan-16	Series 2015-1 Notes, Class A	AAA (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2015-1 Notes, Class B	AA (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2015-1 Notes, Class C	A (sf)	--	Confirmed	US

Date Issued	Debt Rated	Rating	Trend	Action	Attributesi
22-Jan-16	Series 2012-2, Class D	A (sf)	--	Upgraded	US E

Date Issued	Debt Rated	Rating	Trend	Action	Attributesi
22-Jan-16	Series 2013-1 Notes, Class C	AAA (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2013-1 Notes, Class D	BBB (sf)	--	Confirmed	US

Date Issued	Debt Rated	Rating	Trend	Action	Attributesi
22-Jan-16	Class C	AAA (sf)	--	Upgraded	US
22-Jan-16	Class D	BBB (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Class B	Discontinued	--	Disc.-Repaid	US

Date Issued	Debt Rated	Rating	Trend	Action	Attributesi
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-1 Notes, Class B	AAA (sf)	--	Upgraded	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-1 Notes, Class C	AAA (sf)	--	Upgraded	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-1 Notes, Class D	BBB (low) (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-1 Notes, Class A	Discontinued	--	Disc.-Repaid	US

Date Issued	Debt Rated	Rating	Trend	Action	Attributesi
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-2 Notes, Class B	AAA (sf)	--	Upgraded	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-2 Notes, Class C	AA (low) (sf)	--	Upgraded	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-2 Notes, Class D	BBB (low) (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-2 Notes, Class A	Discontinued	--	Disc.-Repaid	US

Date Issued	Debt Rated	Rating	Trend	Action	Attributesi
22-Jan-16	Series 2012-2, Class B	AAA (sf)	--	Upgraded	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2012-2, Class C	AA (high) (sf)	--	Upgraded	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2012-2, Class D	BBB (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2012-2, Class A-2	Discontinued	--	Disc.-Repaid	US

Date Issued	Debt Rated	Rating	Trend	Action	Attributesi
22-Jan-16	Series 2013-1, Class A-2	AAA (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2013-1, Class B	AAA (sf)	--	Upgraded	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2013-1, Class C	AA (sf)	--	Upgraded	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2013-1, Class D	BBB (sf)	--	Confirmed	US

Date Issued	Debt Rated	Rating	Trend	Action	Attributesi
22-Jan-16	Class A-2	AAA (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Class B	AA (high) (sf)	--	Upgraded	US
22-Jan-16	Class C	AA (low) (sf)	--	Upgraded	US
22-Jan-16	Class D	BBB (sf)	--	Confirmed	US

Date Issued	Debt Rated	Rating	Trend	Action	Attributesi
22-Jan-16	Series 2013-3 Notes, Class A-3	AAA (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2013-3 Notes, Class B	AA (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2013-3 Notes, Class C	A (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2013-3 Notes, Class D	BBB (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2013-3 Notes, Class A-2	Discontinued	--	Disc.-Repaid	US

Date Issued	Debt Rated	Rating	Trend	Action	Attributesi
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-1 Notes, Class A-3	AAA (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-1 Notes, Class B	AA (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-1 Notes, Class C	A (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-1 Notes, Class D	BBB (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-1 Notes, Class A-2	Discontinued	--	Disc.-Repaid	US

Date Issued	Debt Rated	Rating	Trend	Action	Attributesi
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-2 Notes, Class A-1	Discontinued	--	Disc.-Repaid	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-2 Notes, Class A-2	AAA (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-2 Notes, Class A-3	AAA (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-2 Notes, Class B	AA (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-2 Notes, Class C	A (sf)	--	Confirmed	US
22-Jan-16	Series 2014-2 Notes, Class D	BBB (sf)	--	Confirmed	US

Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust 2015-1

Series 2015-1 Notes, Class A

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:AAA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2015-1 Notes, Class B

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:AA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2015-1 Notes, Class C

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:A (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

DT Auto Owner Trust 2012-2

Series 2012-2, Class D

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Upgraded
Ratings:A (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:USE

DT Auto Owner Trust 2013-1

Series 2013-1 Notes, Class C

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:AAA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2013-1 Notes, Class D

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:BBB (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

DT Auto Owner Trust 2013-2

Class C

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Upgraded
Ratings:AAA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Class D

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:BBB (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Class B

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Disc.-Repaid
Ratings:Discontinued
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

DT Auto Owner Trust 2014-1

Series 2014-1 Notes, Class B

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Upgraded
Ratings:AAA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2014-1 Notes, Class C

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Upgraded
Ratings:AAA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2014-1 Notes, Class D

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:BBB (low) (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2014-1 Notes, Class A

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Disc.-Repaid
Ratings:Discontinued
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

DT Auto Owner Trust 2014-2

Series 2014-2 Notes, Class B

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Upgraded
Ratings:AAA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2014-2 Notes, Class C

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Upgraded
Ratings:AA (low) (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2014-2 Notes, Class D

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:BBB (low) (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2014-2 Notes, Class A

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Disc.-Repaid
Ratings:Discontinued
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2012-2

Series 2012-2, Class B

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Upgraded
Ratings:AAA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2012-2, Class C

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Upgraded
Ratings:AA (high) (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2012-2, Class D

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:BBB (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2012-2, Class A-2

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Disc.-Repaid
Ratings:Discontinued
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2013-1

Series 2013-1, Class A-2

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:AAA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2013-1, Class B

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Upgraded
Ratings:AAA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2013-1, Class C

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Upgraded
Ratings:AA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2013-1, Class D

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:BBB (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2013-2

Class A-2

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:AAA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Class B

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Upgraded
Ratings:AA (high) (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Class C

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Upgraded
Ratings:AA (low) (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Class D

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:BBB (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2013-3

Series 2013-3 Notes, Class A-3

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:AAA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2013-3 Notes, Class B

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:AA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2013-3 Notes, Class C

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:A (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2013-3 Notes, Class D

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:BBB (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2013-3 Notes, Class A-2

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Disc.-Repaid
Ratings:Discontinued
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2014-1

Series 2014-1 Notes, Class A-3

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:AAA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2014-1 Notes, Class B

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:AA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2014-1 Notes, Class C

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:A (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2014-1 Notes, Class D

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:BBB (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2014-1 Notes, Class A-2

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Disc.-Repaid
Ratings:Discontinued
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2014-2

Series 2014-2 Notes, Class A-1

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Disc.-Repaid
Ratings:Discontinued
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2014-2 Notes, Class A-2

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:AAA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2014-2 Notes, Class A-3

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:AAA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2014-2 Notes, Class B

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:AA (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2014-2 Notes, Class C

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:A (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

Series 2014-2 Notes, Class D

Date Issued:Jan 22, 2016
Rating Action:Confirmed
Ratings:BBB (sf)
Trend:--
Rating Recovery:
Issued:US

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