DBRS Finalizes Provisional Ratings of AAA (sf) and BBB (sf) on Trillium Credit Card Trust II, Series 2018-2

DBRS Limited (DBRS) finalized the following provisional ratings on Series 2018-2 (the Notes) issued by Trillium Credit Card Trust II (the Trust):

-- AAA (sf) on the Credit Card Receivables-Backed Floating Rate Class A Notes, Series 2018-2
-- BBB (sf) on the Credit Card Receivables-Backed Class B Notes, Series 2018-2

The Class A Notes are denominated in U.S. dollars while the Class B Notes are in Canadian dollars. A cross-currency interest-rate swap is in place for the Class A Notes.

The Expected Final Payment Date of the Notes is September 28, 2020.

The ratings are based on the following factors:

(1) For the Class A Notes, credit enhancement (CE) is provided by subordination of 8%, excess spread generated from the Receivables and the Cash Reserve Account, which is zero at closing but could build up to 5% of the Initial Invested Amount if excess spread is compressed below stated levels.

(2) For the Class B Notes, CE is provided by excess spread and the Cash Reserve Account.

(3) Since 2010, payment rates and gross yields have remained strong, averaging 41% and 22%, respectively. The one-month annualized net loss rate increased in 2016 due to weaker performance in Alberta and spiked to a high of 6.5% in February 2017, as a result of a one-time cleanup of a backlog in charging off bankrupt accounts. The annualized net loss rate has since come down to 3.1% in August 2018, and delinquencies have trended down since the beginning of 2017. This is further mitigated by high payment rates, stable gross yields and appropriately sized CE levels.

(4) The custodial pool is a large, well-diversified portfolio, originated and managed by the Bank of Nova Scotia (rated AA with a Stable trend by DBRS).

DBRS stress testing indicates that simultaneous declines in yield and payment rates and an increase in losses would not result in the Trust’s failure to repay the Notes on a timely basis. The severity of the tests applied is commensurate with the respective ratings of the Notes.

Notes:
The principal methodologies are 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 to the right under Related Research 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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