DBRS Takes Rating Actions on U.S. RMBS Securities
RMBSDBRS, Inc. (DBRS) reviewed 180 classes from 30 U.S. residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) transactions. Of the 180 classes reviewed, DBRS upgraded 93 ratings, confirmed 49 ratings and discontinued 38 ratings.
The rating upgrades reflect positive performance trends and increases in credit support sufficient to withstand stresses at their new rating levels. For transactions where the ratings have been confirmed, current asset performance and credit support levels are consistent with the current ratings. The discontinued ratings are the result of full repayment of principal to bondholders.
The rating actions are a result of DBRS’s application of “RMBS Insight 1.3: U.S. Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Model and Rating Methodology,” published on April 4, 2017.
The transactions consist of U.S. Re-REMIC transactions. The pools backing these transactions consist of prime, Alt-A, subprime, scratch and dent and Option-ARM collateral.
The ratings assigned to the following securities differ from the ratings implied by the quantitative model. DBRS considers this difference to be a material deviation, but in this case the ratings of the subject notes reflect the structural features and historical performance that constrain the quantitative model output.
-- Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation Re-REMIC Trust 2014-RS1, Re-REMIC Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-RS1, Class 3A1
-- Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust 2014-R4, Resecuritization Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-R4, Class 2-A4
-- Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust 2014-R4, Resecuritization Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-R4, Class 3-A4
-- Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust 2014-R4, Resecuritization Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-R4, Class 4-A4
-- Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust 2014-R4, Resecuritization Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-R4, Class 2-A
-- Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust 2014-R4, Resecuritization Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-R4, Class 3-A
-- Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust 2014-R4, Resecuritization Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-R4, Class 4-A
Notes:
The principal methodologies are U.S. RMBS Surveillance Methodology and RMBS Insight 1.3: U.S. Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Model and Rating Methodology, which can be found ondbrs.com under Methodologies.
The rated entity or its related entities did not participate in the rating process for this rating action. DBRS did not have access to the accounts and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with this rating action.
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