DBRS Confirms Ratings on Halifax Receivables Trust

DBRS Limited (DBRS) confirmed its ratings on the following notes (the Notes) issued by Halifax Receivables Trust (the Trust):

-- Line of Credit Receivables-Backed Class A Notes, Series 2014-1 at AAA (sf)
-- Line of Credit Receivables-Backed Class A Notes, Series 2015-1 at AAA (sf)

The confirmation is part of DBRS’s continued efforts to provide timely credit rating opinions and increased transparency to market participants and is based on the following factors:

(1) The level of credit enhancement provided by 17% subordination, excess spread and the cash reserve account, which could build up to 2.0% of the initial invested amount if excess spread drops below 0.55%.

(2) The gross yield, net loss rate and payment rate have been stable, averaging 6.5%, 1.7% and 7.1%, respectively, since October 2013.

(3) The experience of Bank of Nova Scotia (rated AA with a Stable trend by DBRS as of July 5, 2018) to manage a large, well-diversified, unsecured line of credit portfolio.

The performance and characteristics of the custodial pool and the Notes are available and updated each month in the Monthly Canadian ABS Report (see Related Research at the right of the screen). DBRS conducts a monthly stress testing of each rated class of the Trust, the results of which indicate that simultaneous declines in yield and payment rates as well as increased losses would not result in the Trust’s failure to repay the Notes on a timely basis. The severity of the tests is commensurate with the respective ratings on the Notes.

Notes:
The principal methodologies are Master Canadian Structured Finance Surveillance Methodology (May 2018), Rating Canadian Credit Card and Personal Line of Credit Securitizations (November 2017), Legal Criteria for Canadian Structured Finance (July 2018) and Derivatives Criteria for Canadian Structured Finance (July 2018), which can be found on dbrs.com under Methodologies.

The related regulatory disclosures pursuant to the National Instrument 25-101 Designated Rating Organizations are hereby incorporated by reference and can be found by clicking on the link under Related Documents or by contacting us at info@dbrs.com.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the rating process for this rating action. DBRS had 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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